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
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
He's also mired in a minor subplot, but at least he has six seasons of history for us to draw upon.
From Salon • May 29, 2025
In fact, improvisation is an advanced and highly sophisticated skill in which the musician must draw upon all of their previously practiced knowledge and techniques in order to compose “in the moment.”
From "Music and the Child" by Natalie Sarrazin
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