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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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Peters hit .320 in 50 at-bats for them before the Milwaukee Brewers selected him in the seventh round of the draft.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 17, 2026

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

“There’s going to be a lot of spots on the team open now after a big draft class,” Aarnisalo said.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 16, 2026

The Indian agency investigating last year's Air India plane crash that killed 260 people has said that a draft final report could be ready in October.

From BBC Jul. 15, 2026

The wind shrieked again, and the light flickered in a draft.

From "Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World" by Jennifer Armstrong

For example, Goldsmith worked on an AI use case that used the firm’s internal AI platform, Citi Stylus Workspaces, to generate succinct drafts of audit reports.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 8, 2026

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

This smart typewriter lacks the distractions of a laptop—like a way to check Facebook—and can send dad’s drafts to the cloud, where he can access them wirelessly from other devices.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 12, 2026

The same teenager who drafts op-eds to send to places like the Times plots his next battle attack.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 11, 2026

But finally, after about ten drafts, I think I finally have it.

From "The Wrong Way Home" by Kate O’Shaughnessy

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

Under Minasian, the Angels chose to spend less on the first-round pick and spread the savings among players drafted in lower rounds.

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

Kneeland had been drafted by the Cowboys in the second round in 2024 and played 18 times for the team, including four starts.

From BBC Jul. 8, 2026

Scruggs found about 90 percent of his company had been drafted and didn’t want to be in Vietnam.

From "Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam" by Elizabeth Partridge

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

FAA chief Bryan Bedford charged officials with drafting a measure that could take effect quickly.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 30, 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

Hamilton had nearly perfect pitch for Washington’s language, having begun his public career drafting letters and memoranda for Washington’s signature as a staff officer during the war.

From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis




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