draw on

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Recent Examples of draw on The Pop art movement also frequently featured food motifs, (perhaps best exemplified by Andy Warhol’s 1962 Campbell’s Soup can artwork), while drawing on everyday mass culture and consumerism for inspiration. Leah Asmelash, CNN Money, 13 Apr. 2025 Natasha Cohen, who lives around the block from where the vandalism took place, is also accused of leaving a brick with a swastika drawn on it atop the Tesla outside a yeshiva on Ditmas Ave. Thomas Tracy, New York Daily News, 12 Apr. 2025 This shoulder to the chest of a Moscow defenceman off an offensive zone draw on the power play ensured SKA would have possession, and seemed to leave that defenceman a bit worse for wear. Arpon Basu, New York Times, 10 Apr. 2025 Alex lands an interview and draws on her coursework, team leadership, internships, business experience and lab applications to demonstrate her preparedness for the position’s demands, as well as a deep understanding of global markets and expertise in other key competencies gained at Questrom. Forbes.com, 9 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for draw on
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  • And there’s a biological reason for it: Broken heart syndrome occurs when intense emotional stress causes your heart to temporarily stop pumping properly, leading to symptoms like chest pain, shortness of breath, and fainting.
    Kathleen Ferraro, SELF, 15 Apr. 2025
  • The tariff file has caused a high level of uncertainty both for consumers and businesses.
    Robert Barone, Forbes.com, 15 Apr. 2025
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  • The debris – space rocks known as meteoroids – collides with Earth's atmosphere at high speed and disintegrates, creating fiery and colorful streaks in the sky, according to NASA.
    Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 22 Apr. 2025
  • The creation of this content included the use of AI based on templates created, reviewed and edited by journalists in the newsroom.
    CA WILDFIRE BOT, Sacbee.com, 22 Apr. 2025
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  • Lastly, future studies can come up with better methods to identify what these fireballs are made of using the colors of the meteors.
    Patrick M. Shober, The Conversation, 14 Apr. 2025
  • The issue comes up in group chats, on web forums, and even, occasionally, in couples-therapy sessions that the famed psychologist Julie Gottman facilitates.
    Ellen Cushing, The Atlantic, 14 Apr. 2025
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  • Billionaire Trump backer: Wait 90 days before bringing 'hammer down' on China Billionaire investor Bill Ackman, a Trump supporter now at odds with the president over tariffs, called April 13 for a three-month pause on China.
    John Bacon, USA Today, 15 Apr. 2025
  • Perry shared a series of photographs of Lucio growing up: at 3 months, 7 months, and a year old, with his hair getting longer and curlier each time, before bringing the now 18-month-old Lucio into the video.
    Thomas G. Moukawsher, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 Apr. 2025
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  • After an hour spent watching her team practice in late fall 2024, Chiles approached Coach McDonald.
    Caroline Price, Forbes.com, 19 Apr. 2025
  • In a recent video shared by the shelter, Shawn lit up as a volunteer approached his kennel.
    Alice Gibbs, MSNBC Newsweek, 19 Apr. 2025
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  • Disney and Lucasfilm have trumpeted Star Wars franchise news at the Tokyo event in an effort to generate strong buzz for upcoming TV, film and gaming releases.
    William Earl, Variety, 20 Apr. 2025
  • The way to make this all possible, Democrats say, is by loosening the fiscal guardrails that were created on a bipartisan basis in 2017 and have allowed the state to generate continuous surpluses during Lamont’s tenure.
    Christopher Keating, Hartford Courant, 20 Apr. 2025
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  • The report was issued Monday at 11:32 a.m., and the most recent report regarding this incident was released on Monday at 11:35 a.m. Interstate 435 Current Incidents: Lane on I-435 closed in Shawnee One lane is closed between Shawnee Mission Parkway/Exit 6 and 87th Street/Exit 3 on southbound I-435.
    Kansas City Star Bot, Kansas City Star, 15 Apr. 2025
  • The blue-chip Dow closed up 0.78%, or 312.08 points, to 40,524.79; the broad S&P 500 added 0.79%, or 42.61 points, to 5,405.97; and the tech-heavy Nasdaq gained 0.64%, or 107.03 points, to 16,831.48.
    John Bacon, USA Today, 15 Apr. 2025
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  • Read the full story by Martha McHardy on Newsweek. 11:52 AM EDT U.S. tariffs prompt strategic shifts for businesses, warns European Chamber The European Chamber of Commerce in China has stated that the latest U.S. tariffs will force many companies to rethink their business models and supply chains.
    Hannah Parry, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Apr. 2025
  • Turkey has emerged as a key player in Syria, prompting concerns in Israel over the possibility of Turkey expanding its military presence inside the country.
    Time, Time, 9 Apr. 2025

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