draft
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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
"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
Details of other job conditions could also have to be disclosed to candidates, under the draft proposals.
From BBC ● Jul. 15, 2026
The 2026 draft, held the last two days in Philadelphia ahead of Tuesday’s All-Star Game, was no exception.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 13, 2026
Although the final draft of the document was conspicuously silent on slavery, the subject itself haunted the closed-door debates.
From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis
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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
The journal does not have a policy about sponsors providing editorial feedback on drafts.
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
AI’s march across Wall Street, meanwhile, is accelerating, with banks using it to speed up underwriting for commercial loans, generate drafts of regulatory filings and review coding for back-end technology.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 18, 2026
I'd have drafts of everything finished by the end of the week, and it was only mid-September.
From "Tradition" by Brendan Kiely
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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
Whatever success the Angels might have in developing players drafted in the lower rounds, their 2025 draft will be remembered for this: They had their choice of any pitcher in America, and they chose Bremner.
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
The boys were early trained to copy—though not to read; he had to teach himself that part—and those with any skill were drafted into scribing.
From "Strange the Dreamer" by Laini Taylor
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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
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
Still, the progress in drafting a lasting peace deal helped the market recover from Wednesday’s Fed-driven shock.
From Barron's ● Jun. 18, 2026
Now he needed to seek approval from the Exposition Company’s executive committee at every step, even to buy drafting boards.
From "The Devil in the White City" by Erik Larson
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Jim Burke's Academic Vocabulary List
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