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draft

[draft, drahft] / dræft, drɑft /
NOUN
something formulated; plan
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NOUN
gust of air
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And Brunson, who entered the league on the low end of the financial totem pole as a second-round draft pick, still had the security to never worry again.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 16, 2026

Details of other job conditions could also have to be disclosed to candidates, under the draft proposals.

From BBC Jul. 15, 2026

"Anthropomorphic AI can soothe loneliness," said Chen Liang of the Southwest University of Political Science and Law in a commentary published by the CAC after a draft version of China's rules was published in April.

From Barron's Jul. 15, 2026

Sania Feagin, a 2025 first-round draft pick, was waived and signed with Portland.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 14, 2026

While Haupt was registering for the draft, the FBI was trying to figure out his whereabouts.

From Nazi Saboteurs by Samantha Seiple

Socolow and Pacala, the authors of “Wedges” and the new center’s co-directors, not only discussed ideas with the company but, in a departure from academic norms, passed drafts back and forth and welcomed extensive feedback.

From Salon Jun. 26, 2026

Names that NBA executives and mock drafts attached to the Lakers are Kentucky center Jayden Quaintance, Texas forward Dailyn Swain and Duke wing Isaiah Evans.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 21, 2026

Banks are using AI agents for help with such tasks as underwriting, generating regulatory drafts and creating deal presentations.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 18, 2026

“Pretend You’re Dead and I Carry You” alchemized those months of research, plus a decade of drafts, residencies at the Headland Center for the Arts and Hedgebrook, as well as notebooks upon notebooks.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 9, 2026

A combination of these drafts was then circulated to different regions and committees for comments and questions.

From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela

Tehran has found backing for that word in the very vague details of the deal - known as a memorandum of understanding - which was drafted in haste in June.

From BBC Jul. 14, 2026

After the Angels drafted Bremner with the second pick, the Seattle Mariners selected Anderson, an LSU product considered the most polished pitcher available.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 12, 2026

It also documents several cases of young adults being drafted and then sent to the front line.

From Barron's Jul. 9, 2026

Having been drafted by the Bucks in 2013, Antetokounmpo went on to win the NBA championship once in 2021.

From BBC Jul. 6, 2026

Woodhull pointed out that the Fourteenth Amendment used the word “persons” and that the Founding Fathers had also used the word “persons” rather than distinguish between men and women when they drafted the Constitution.

From "Votes for Women!" by Winifred Conkling

Private-practice attorney Nick Owens and Austin Baurichter, a practicing lawyer and Karley’s husband, began drafting the ConserveOhio petition in March to fight back against local plans to build large-scale data centers across the region.

From Salon Jul. 9, 2026

They also work to flag needed updates to a person’s estate plan, but they stop short of giving legal advice or drafting documents.

From MarketWatch Jul. 6, 2026

His advisers have accepted fewer suggestions from lower-level officials and outside experts while drafting the plan, according to an analysis by the Asia Society Policy Institute.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 5, 2026

This drafting quirk, far more than just a fun fact for grammar nerds or English teachers nationwide, is seen as proof that a narrow reading of the spending clause is most appropriate.

From Slate Jun. 23, 2026

Dingiswayo developed a superior centralized military organization by drafting young men from all villages and grouping them into regiments by age rather than by their village.

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond




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