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- noun Plural form of
draw . - verb Third-person singular simple present indicative form of
draw .
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The term draws its name from a 1970 Supreme Court ruling that said a defendant could plead guilty while asserting his innocence.
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The term draws upon Charles Darwin's theory of natural selection, where competition between individual organisms drives biological evolutionary change (speciation) through the survival of the fittest.
Failed Conservative Values: David Sirota on Economic Darwinism
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The conclusion Darwin draws is obvious: "the individuals of the vegetable world may be considered as inferior or less perfect animals" (I, 73).
The Loves of Plants and Animals: Romantic Science and the Pleasures of Nature
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The term draws attention to the fact of distinctness and difference and not to the qualities which make the difference, and least of all to the consciousness of identity by virtue of which "we feel each one of us at home within himself."
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Time flies; the expiration of his term draws near.
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The work of years is before him, but the expiration of his term draws near.
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"During the darkest days of Iraq, people came to me and said, 'You're creating incredible political difficulties for us,'" the current president said as his term draws to a close.
WN.com - Articles related to Obama celebrates July 4th at White House barbecue
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"During the darkest days of Iraq, people came to me and said, 'You're creating incredible political difficulties for us,'" the current president said as his term draws to a close.
WN.com - Articles related to Obama celebrates July 4th at White House barbecue
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"During the darkest days of Iraq, people came to me and said, 'You're creating incredible political difficulties for us,'" the current president said as his term draws to a close.
WN.com - Articles related to Obama celebrates July 4th at White House barbecue
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"During the darkest days of Iraq, people came to me and said, 'You're creating incredible political difficulties for us,'" the current president said as his term draws to a close.
WN.com - Articles related to Obama celebrates July 4th at White House barbecue
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