as in spending
to make complete use of
I drew down my bank account just paying for tuition
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Recent Examples of drawing down
Yet since Ratcliffe’s arrival, United have been noticeably more creative with their debt management, regularly drawing down and repaying portions of their RCF to meet short-term spending needs.
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Chris Weatherspoon,
New York Times,
13 June 2026
Global inventories are drawing down at a record pace, leaving the market increasingly vulnerable to fresh disruptions.
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Devika Krishna Kumar,
Fortune,
6 June 2026
The plan heavily relies on drawing down county cash reserves and assumes the recovery of millions in vehicle licensing revenues that the county says are currently being held hostage by the state.
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Ryan MacAsero,
Mercury News,
3 June 2026
The current equilibrium is being maintained by drawing down resources that cannot be replenished quickly.
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Robert Rapier,
Forbes.com,
18 May 2026
Oil inventories are rapidly drawing down, particularly for products like gasoline and jet fuel, due to the supply loss from the Middle East, the CEO said.
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Spencer Kimball,
CNBC,
11 May 2026
China has continued to purchase Iranian oil during the conflict, analysts say, still importing well over a million barrels per day last month – drawing down stock from floating storage already in Asia and unaffected by the US naval blockade of Hormuz.
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Simone McCarthy,
CNN Money,
6 May 2026
Since the start of the war, the United States has exported over 280 million barrels over nine weeks, drawing down the country's strategic petroleum reserves in the process.
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Dian Zhang,
USA Today,
6 May 2026
With enrollment plummeting and bloated staffing levels, the district is already on shaky financial footing and can’t sustain payroll without drawing down its reserves.
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Aaron Garth Smith,
Oc Register,
7 Apr. 2026
Chris Weatherspoon,
New York Times,
13 June 2026
Global inventories are drawing down at a record pace, leaving the market increasingly vulnerable to fresh disruptions.
—
Devika Krishna Kumar,
Fortune,
6 June 2026
The plan heavily relies on drawing down county cash reserves and assumes the recovery of millions in vehicle licensing revenues that the county says are currently being held hostage by the state.
—
Ryan MacAsero,
Mercury News,
3 June 2026
The current equilibrium is being maintained by drawing down resources that cannot be replenished quickly.
—
Robert Rapier,
Forbes.com,
18 May 2026
Oil inventories are rapidly drawing down, particularly for products like gasoline and jet fuel, due to the supply loss from the Middle East, the CEO said.
—
Spencer Kimball,
CNBC,
11 May 2026
China has continued to purchase Iranian oil during the conflict, analysts say, still importing well over a million barrels per day last month – drawing down stock from floating storage already in Asia and unaffected by the US naval blockade of Hormuz.
—
Simone McCarthy,
CNN Money,
6 May 2026
Since the start of the war, the United States has exported over 280 million barrels over nine weeks, drawing down the country's strategic petroleum reserves in the process.
—
Dian Zhang,
USA Today,
6 May 2026
With enrollment plummeting and bloated staffing levels, the district is already on shaky financial footing and can’t sustain payroll without drawing down its reserves.
—
Aaron Garth Smith,
Oc Register,
7 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for drawing down
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Now, following intense backlash from local communities, a series of lawsuits and a leadership shakeup at the Department of Homeland Security, the agency appears to be abandoning the initiative – a dramatic shift away from a plan that had already seen spending upwards of $1 billion.
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For longtime customer Nita Lynch, who has banked with FirstBank since 1975, the merger has meant spending hours updating routing numbers, retirement accounts and automatic payments.
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Naval forces are increasingly looking for ways to defeat large numbers of drones without exhausting expensive missile inventories.
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The Spurs seemed emotionally spent after exhausting all of their energy in unseating the defending champions.
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Young people didn’t think these types of jobs paid enough money and felt the roles were often more emotionally draining than others.
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Both handhelds sipped power during Balatro, draining the battery at around 14W and 9W, respectively.
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Treat Infestations Sprinkling a mix of equal parts borax and sugar can help get rid of bugs like ants and roaches (they’ll be attracted to the sugar and die after consuming the borax).
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Interest in kratom surged in the last couple of years as users have reported consuming the compound in the form of a pill, powder or tea to treat various ailments.
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That power struggle is still playing out in court after a settlement deal fell through, according to Evelina Sarian.
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Half of American credit cardholders are doing fine That crisis is playing out at a time when millions of Americans with credit cards are doing just fine.
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Besides using up your surfeit of squash, this recipe will even satisfy the kids.
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This single observation suggests that, during strong wind conditions, each rotor would contribute about 1 MW of propulsion, even when using up its own 20 kW of spinning power.
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Some institutions, like the University of Arizona, are intentionally lowering class sizes to improve academic performance and graduation rates, while reducing scholarship expenses and national recruitment burdens.
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Norway's smartphone ban has already yielded results, according to some studies, including increasing students' GPAs and reducing trips to mental health professionals, particularly among female students.
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The fire at a cold storage facility in Boyle Heights began burning Wednesday, hours after Bass departed for the dedication of the Barack Obama Presidential Center in Chicago.
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The heat has been amplified by climate change, driven by humans burning fossil fuels.
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