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With fewer genetic differences to draw upon, inbreeding would normally reduce a species' ability to adapt and make rapid population growth less likely.

From Science Daily Jul. 26, 2026

Researchers have scant records to draw upon when trying to understand homeschooling, a legal gray area for much of the 20th century.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 22, 2026

He will need to draw upon all his reserves of deflective parliamentary wit.

From BBC Nov. 12, 2025

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

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




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