draft
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Daniels, a sixth-round draft pick, made standout plays seemingly every workout during training camp.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 21, 2026
It has already implemented other water conservation measures, such as lowering the maximum draft -- the vessel's depth in the water -- for the largest ships.
From Barron's ● Aug. 20, 2026
Among them are Medway Council chiefs who say they will use AI to "draft care plans" and automate invoice processing.
From BBC ● Aug. 20, 2026
Sanders had originally been brought in as cover for Watson following a precipitous fall in the draft.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 19, 2026
His head bobs between the messy draft and the computer screen, one word at a time.
From "A Bird Will Soar" by Alison Green Myers
In response to questions from ProPublica, Winn said “I can’t really comment on internal drafts of correspondence.”
From Salon ● Aug. 15, 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
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
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
His first drafts were always sketchy and abrupt like e-mail— and he resisted my editing suggestions—but he did listen when I badgered him to take more time, consider more carefully what he wanted to say.
From "Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho" by Jon Katz
He has posted a 3.10 ERA and struck out 11 batters per nine innings since being drafted in the 10th round in 2023.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 20, 2026
Kushner drafted a statement condemning the Capitol violence that the White House never issued.
From Salon ● Aug. 18, 2026
Johnson was drafted by the Kansas City Chiefs in 2022 and helped them win the Super Bowl in 2023 and 2024, before joining Tennessee in July.
From BBC ● Aug. 15, 2026
Two days later, the 76ers will play their home opener against the Cleveland Cavaliers, the team that drafted James in 2003, in game that will be broadcast on ESPN.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 11, 2026
Jim Johnson had planned to attend Hampton Institute but was drafted right after graduating from high school.
From "Hidden Figures" by Margot Lee Shetterly
Home with his mother before school, he was drafting a note to a teacher about a bad grade, and in between, he tapped out a few jokes and deleted each one.
From Slate ● Aug. 21, 2026
On Aug. 14, the BBC asked a federal court in Miami for permission to compel testimony and records from Kushner, Ivanka Trump, Donald Trump Jr. and Kushner concerning the drafting and meaning of the speech.
From Salon ● Aug. 18, 2026
Though Miller has a background in professional drafting, he first checks free digital design repositories for premade templates.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 15, 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
He shakes his head and bites his bottom lip, rereading his notes on the drafting paper for the dozenth time, not realizing I’m still looking at him.
From "The Brightwood Code" by Monica Hesse
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Jim Burke's Academic Vocabulary List
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The SAT: Multiple-Meaning Words, List 3
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