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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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Macron's office has said the president has no plans to give up on his drive to bar children from apps such as TikTok and the government would work on a new draft law.

From Barron's Sep. 1, 2026

The draft IPO documents provide the first detailed look at the financial ties between SB Energy and the companies supporting its ambitious expansion into AI infrastructure, namely parent company SoftBank and OpenAI.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 31, 2026

The Rams waived or terminated the contracts of 34 players, including defensive lineman Tim Keenan III, a seventh-round draft pick.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 30, 2026

There is this idea that through market-controlling systems like the draft and the salary cap, any team, no matter how minor or shabby, may stumble into a transcendent talent and anoint a dynasty.

From Slate Aug. 28, 2026

A cold draft buffeted against my chest, and the shadows resolved into the silhouettes of many wings.

From "The City Beautiful" by Aden Polydoros

It’s the government itself that controls when it releases drafts and final versions of all these rules and regulations.

From Slate Aug. 25, 2026

Didn’t they circulate scores of drafts for everyone to see?

From Salon Aug. 23, 2026

He has been repeatedly linked with a move away from Craven Cottage in this transfer window and so there is a reluctance to include him in gameweek one drafts.

From BBC Aug. 14, 2026

A few months later, the celebrated aviator Charles Lindbergh made camp in Lebec to test a glider in the mountain drafts.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 1, 2026

I wrote three drafts, making sure I did not make any mistakes.

From "Breaking Through" by Francisco Jiménez

The assessment was documented in the Aug. 14 edition of the Secretary of Defense Orders Book, drafted by the heads of the Army, Navy, and Air Force, according to people familiar with it.

From Salon Sep. 1, 2026

Less than four weeks ago, he said goodbye to the only organization he’d known — the Detroit Tigers drafted him in 2018 out of Seattle University.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 29, 2026

In Europe, regulators have flagged the potential hazards related to hidden handles and drafted new standards to ensure they still work even if a car's power is cut off.

From BBC Aug. 26, 2026

The 57-year-old was visibly emotional as he described urging the eight detainees to have courage, in a text he had drafted for their lawyers the previous day.

From Barron's Aug. 25, 2026

Back in North Brabant, a notice arrives that Vincent has been drafted for peacetime military service.

From "Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers" by Deborah Heiligman

Harvey’s platform creates an infrastructure for law firms and legal departments and professional services, applying AI to core functions such as researching and drafting documents, due diligence, contract analysis and review, and preparation for litigation.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 18, 2026

In June, as I was drafting this essay, we experienced another pregnancy loss, this time a rare and dangerous type of ectopic pregnancy.

From Slate Aug. 10, 2026

“And so we want to make sure that the productive conversations we’ve had the last couple of weeks on that section specifically are reflected in the drafting of the bill.”

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 28, 2026

The audio was recorded during the drafting of the 2017 memoir that Biden penned with co-writer Mark Zwonitzer.

From BBC Jul. 28, 2026

We discussed this exact situation when drafting our business plan.

From "South of Somewhere" by Kalena Miller




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