drawing power
noun
: the ability to attract a lot of people to a performance, event, etc.
The team has a lot of drawing power.
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Portable gas turbines—generators that can run without drawing power from the grid—have been viewed as quick and temporary solutions until more robust sources of energy come online.
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Paresh Dave, Wired News, 20 May 2026
What if data centers could shift from merely drawing power to helping stabilize and optimize the energy grid?
—Andrew Schaap, Forbes.com, 18 Mar. 2026
Once inside the computer, these batteries form a closed loop, constantly drawing power from the machine’s internal components.
—Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 29 Jan. 2026
Hunt, who is the oldest child of Clark Hunt and his wife, Tavia Hunt, mentioned the NFL’s drawing power.
—Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 19 Nov. 2025
The proposition is written to expire after the 2030 election, returning line-drawing power to the state's existing independent citizens' redistricting commission.
—Npr Staff, NPR, 4 Nov. 2025
That’s not the case in Texas, where state lawmakers hold the (usually once-in-a-decade) line-drawing power.
—Nicole Nixon, Sacbee.com, 22 Aug. 2025
The bill would bypass the state’s independent commission and return map-drawing power to the legislature.
—Julian Baron, Baltimore Sun, 3 Aug. 2025
These reports measure usage in 15-minute intervals that can give clues about the types of appliances drawing power inside each home.
—Dan Goodin, ArsTechnica, 22 July 2025
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Paresh Dave, Wired News, 20 May 2026
What if data centers could shift from merely drawing power to helping stabilize and optimize the energy grid?
—Andrew Schaap, Forbes.com, 18 Mar. 2026
Once inside the computer, these batteries form a closed loop, constantly drawing power from the machine’s internal components.
—Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 29 Jan. 2026
Hunt, who is the oldest child of Clark Hunt and his wife, Tavia Hunt, mentioned the NFL’s drawing power.
—Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 19 Nov. 2025
The proposition is written to expire after the 2030 election, returning line-drawing power to the state's existing independent citizens' redistricting commission.
—Npr Staff, NPR, 4 Nov. 2025
That’s not the case in Texas, where state lawmakers hold the (usually once-in-a-decade) line-drawing power.
—Nicole Nixon, Sacbee.com, 22 Aug. 2025
The bill would bypass the state’s independent commission and return map-drawing power to the legislature.
—Julian Baron, Baltimore Sun, 3 Aug. 2025
These reports measure usage in 15-minute intervals that can give clues about the types of appliances drawing power inside each home.
—Dan Goodin, ArsTechnica, 22 July 2025
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“Drawing power.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/drawing%20power. Accessed 4 Jun. 2026.
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