draw up

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Various branches of the military draw up plans for all sorts of contingencies in case the president thinks about ordering one.

From Slate • Apr. 1, 2026

More than 100 people crowded into a bar on a chilly Saturday evening on Manhattan’s west side to draw up battle plans for a brewing national showdown over artificial-intelligence policy.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 20, 2026

Gulf and European partners to draw up a plan to secure the strait.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 16, 2026

Under the scrapped harm-prevention framework, they said, plans for civilian protection would’ve begun months ago, when orders to draw up a potential Iran campaign likely came down from the White House and Pentagon.

From Salon • Mar. 11, 2026

Bill and Janie ran all over the ship, and did not want to leave when it was time to draw up the gangplank.

From "Mr. Popper's Penguins" by Florence Atwater and Richard Atwater