draft
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The first draft of the AI company’s prospectus is light on details, but some things immediately leap out.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 27, 2026
The company released the first draft of the prospectus for its initial public offering on Monday, although crucial details — especially anything about the actual stock price or valuation — have yet to be disclosed.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 26, 2026
Xi opened the session on Monday, presenting a draft decision by the Central Committee that "sets out strategic plans for strengthening full and rigorous Party self-governance", state news agency Xinhua reported.
From Barron's ● Oct. 26, 2026
The Coastal Commission — which has been inundated in recent weeks with media questions and emergency permit requests amid record-breaking flooding from El Niño and tropical storms — is reviewing the draft findings.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 24, 2026
I just turned in a draft of my next book, so I’m wide open this afternoon.
From "Keeping Pace" by Laurie Morrison
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It said it gathered all the working versions of the novel and hired an outside party to analyze the various drafts.
From Barron's ● Oct. 21, 2026
But back in the ’60s, he was Chuck to the writers he met up with in Chicago bars to read drafts and debate the merits of their favorite Southern authors.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 1, 2026
There were several drafts of the decree ahead of Thursday's council of ministers meeting, however the core details were clear.
From BBC ● Sep. 24, 2026
Go do this 10-minute play workshop, then do 90 drafts of it, and then we’ll do a reading.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 9, 2026
No one noticed him slipping notes and handwritten drafts of technical papers—documents he would have no reason to take home—into his briefcase.
From "Bomb" by Steve Sheinkin
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That could have meant that those dedicated to full-time religious study would now be drafted.
From BBC ● Oct. 24, 2026
He experienced it after leaving the Lakers, who drafted him in 1998, and returning with the Washington Wizards in 2002.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 24, 2026
Ryan Greenblatt, then chief scientist at Redwood Research, drafted a proposal for companies to avoid such a change.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 23, 2026
Along with a few like-minded friends, he collected more than 300 student signatures in support, drafted a constitution, and presented it to the student government and a board of teachers and faculty.
From Salon ● Oct. 19, 2026
Every available male, aged sixteen to sixty, was drafted into this new militia, under the direction of the SS.
From "Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow" by Susan Campbell Bartoletti
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Many would-be landlords cringe at the legal costs of buying a property and drafting a lease.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 14, 2026
In the essay Robinson said his credentials include overseeing the writing of safety reports on 12 advanced model product launches and leading the drafting of OpenAI's Preparedness Framework.
From Barron's ● Oct. 3, 2026
Overseeing such a diverse mix is obviously too big a job for one person so Ellison added yet another flavor by drafting Ynon Kreiz as co-chief executive.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 2, 2026
A messy early attempt at drafting the bill had left Armstrong and others unhappy with Clarity’s direction, according to people involved with the negotiations.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 20, 2026
Although he briefly owned one slave, Duke was not known as a supporter of slavery, but in late 1863, when Duke was in his forties, the Confederacy began drafting men his age.
From "The Best of Enemies" by Osha Gray Davidson
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