draw upon
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What’s more, the world is more complicated than any model can capture, so no future scenario is exactly like the ones from the past that we draw upon for guidance.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 21, 2026
A separate lawsuit, from a coalition of municipal governments and nonprofits, urged that the Department of Agriculture to draw upon its reserve funds.
From Slate • Nov. 6, 2025
But he had brilliant past examples to draw upon.
From Salon • Sep. 26, 2025
Elsewhere in Southern California, there are vast amounts of water stored in reservoirs and underground that L.A. can draw upon when needed.
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 16, 2025
Bono rowed, for his were the oars; and at each draw upon them, water spilled into the dinghy, the lip being so close to the surface of the river.
From "The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves" by M.T. Anderson
