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With both Manchester City and rivals Manchester United having huge international draw, football is one of the city's defining assets, said Subrahmaniam Krishnan-Harihara, head of research at the Greater Manchester Chamber of Commerce.
From Barron's ● Oct. 9, 2026
Three points would be huge for either team, but I can see this ending up as a draw.
From BBC ● Oct. 8, 2026
It helps you draw boundaries without being held hostage to accusations of selfishness.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 8, 2026
He told Guilfoyle he would pay her $1 million if she helped him land an interview on former Fox News host Tucker Carlson’s show—where he hoped to draw attention to his cause.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 7, 2026
I take it down, grab a pen from my desk, and draw a thick black line through the last item.
From "Keeping Pace" by Laurie Morrison
The Kelvin wave bearing down on Southern California this week is not the kind that draws surfers.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 7, 2026
Nevada draws roughly a third of its power from the sun, and Gov. Joe Lombardo’s pitch was about jobs, reliability and cost, which is a winning argument nationwide.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 4, 2026
Shetland Wool Week draws enthusiasts from around the world, including the US and Japan.
From BBC ● Oct. 1, 2026
It draws on samples gathered over decades from bats worldwide, including rare species found only in remote regions.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 30, 2026
“Oliver draws on the walls sometimes,” Elena says.
From "A Soft Place to Land" by Janae Marks
The project took Silicon Valley by storm in the early 2010s, as young entrepreneur Holmes drew investors -- including Henry Kissinger, Carlos Slim and Rupert Murdoch -- to her project.
From Barron's ● Oct. 9, 2026
The auction drew $2.77 in bids for every $1 of bonds being sold, well above the recent average.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 8, 2026
In the second inning, Shohei Ohtani, who moved up to the cleanup spot after hitting fifth the day before, drew a five-pitch walk without taking a swing.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 8, 2026
Southampton did not win any of the three games - they lost 2-1 at Oxford, drew 2-2 at home to Ipswich and 0-0 at Boro.
From BBC ● Oct. 7, 2026
Floyd Lumley found his way to Indianapolis too, as you know from the cartoons he drew for the Indianapolis Star newspaper in his famous career.
From "The Teacher’s Funeral" by Richard Peck
After OpenAI published its solution to the Navier-Stokes problem, an academic working with an Anthropic researcher suggested that the model may have drawn on his unpublished work, which the company denies.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 7, 2026
The incident, as alleged in a graphic lawsuit filed last month, has drawn accusations that the Ivy League institution in New York state failed to properly punish the men involved.
From Barron's ● Oct. 6, 2026
The avatar recurs throughout the film, speaking words drawn from Musk’s interviews and public appearances.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 6, 2026
It is drawn from the King's private money, which includes his income from the Duchy of Lancaster, private estates and his own investments and inheritances.
From BBC ● Oct. 5, 2026
The betrayal of it, the way he had grabbed at her heart, had drawn her out in a way no one ever had...
From "Night Owls" by A.R. Vishny
They failed to qualify in 2023 but have performed well this year, including drawing with Belgium, showing that they can compete with Europe's strongest teams.
From BBC ● Oct. 8, 2026
More nascent startups are also drawing bumper checks.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 8, 2026
Tesla delivered 22,141 more vehicles than it built in the third quarter, and selling cars from inventory releases cash that Tesla cannot keep drawing on indefinitely.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 8, 2026
Herman, a former professor in UCLA’s painting and drawing department and co-founder of the now-defunct Black Dragon Society gallery in Chinatown, lives with the work of his former students and friends crammed throughout his home.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 6, 2026
Other pedestrians threw me annoyed glances as I skirted around them, and I knew I was drawing attention to myself, but I couldn’t slow down.
From "The Red Car to Hollywood" by Jennie Liu
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