draft

When I was finishing up my MFA at the University of Arizona, I gave my mentor a draft of my novel, which was set out West.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 11, 2026

The health department was widely expected to release the definition on Monday, but health officials said the draft was still being reviewed by other agencies.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 10, 2026

The shortstop was a first-round draft pick out of Grand Canyon University in 2023 and played for Thousand Oaks High.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 10, 2026

Thompson was clearly the fastest player going into the 2026 NFL draft after he posted a time of 4.26 seconds in the 40-yard dash, the third-best time ever, at the scouting combine.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 9, 2026

All the mirth had drained from Rose’s face, and Ophie shivered as a draft found its way around the windows and twirled through the kitchen.

From "Ophie's Ghosts" by Justina Ireland

The book comments on the manipulations Grossman’s pieces were subjected to and discusses how efforts to find earlier drafts of the publications in Russian archives have been unsuccessful.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 10, 2026

"We are co-ordinating very closely with the Omanis to facilitate the talks between both sides, exchanging ideas, drafts between both sides," Ansari told reporters.

From BBC ● Aug. 4, 2026

NBA mock drafts projected Cameron Carr getting selected somewhere between 15 and 20 in the first round on Tuesday night.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 27, 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

True, the cabin was hot in summer, and filled with cold drafts in the winter, and the smoke from the fireplace half blinded them, but it was still a good place —it was their home.

From "Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad" by Ann Petry

Those Russian demands were included in a 28-point document drafted by the United States -- later cut down to 19 -- after separate negotiations with Kyiv and Moscow.

From Barron's ● Aug. 11, 2026

Instead, every decision is quoted based on specific guidelines spelled out in the preservation plan, which was drafted and approved by Sunset Square residents.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 5, 2026

Working with the city, the architects also drafted housing blueprints for vacant lots that any builder can use to speed construction.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 4, 2026

But it adds that Reform sources say the deal had been drafted for if, not when, Farage became leader.

From BBC ● Aug. 1, 2026

“I didn’t wait to get drafted like some. I enlisted.”

From "Hattie Big Sky" by Kirby Larson

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

It is meant to be able to handle tasks such as pulling research or drafting documents, freeing up senior lawyers to focus on winning new business and advising clients.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 26, 2026

“Not what they said on the way to drafting it?”

From "Slam!" by Walter Dean Myers