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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This not only lowers operating costs through peak-valley arbitrage, drawing power when rates are low and supplying it when demand is high, but also generates new revenue streams for operators.
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Bojan Stojkovski, Interesting Engineering, 24 Aug. 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
Californians handed line-drawing power to an independent commission more than a decade ago, so Newsom's plan can only move forward with voter approval.
—The Npr Network, NPR, 14 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
Notre Dame’s home slate of ACC opponents had begun to lack drawing power, with Florida State and Miami down.
—Pete Sampson, New York Times, 9 July 2025
The system is computer-controlled to maintain a constant main rotor speed, drawing power from a parallel hybrid setup.
—David Blekhman, Forbes.com, 6 May 2025
One is for drawing power from an external source, just like every other EV.
—Ars Technica, 16 Jan. 2025
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Bojan Stojkovski, Interesting Engineering, 24 Aug. 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
Californians handed line-drawing power to an independent commission more than a decade ago, so Newsom's plan can only move forward with voter approval.
—The Npr Network, NPR, 14 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
Notre Dame’s home slate of ACC opponents had begun to lack drawing power, with Florida State and Miami down.
—Pete Sampson, New York Times, 9 July 2025
The system is computer-controlled to maintain a constant main rotor speed, drawing power from a parallel hybrid setup.
—David Blekhman, Forbes.com, 6 May 2025
One is for drawing power from an external source, just like every other EV.
—Ars Technica, 16 Jan. 2025
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“Drawing power.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/drawing%20power. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.
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