How to Use drawing power in a Sentence

drawing power

noun
  • 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
  • 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
  • The bill would bypass the state’s independent commission and return map-drawing power to the legislature.
    — Julian Baron, Baltimore Sun, 3 Aug. 2025
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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.
    — Bojan Stojkovski, Interesting Engineering, 24 Aug. 2025
  • By drawing power from radar or other environmental signals, the surface operates without the need for traditional batteries.
    — Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 28 Dec. 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

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