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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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Here are the key proposals in the draft, which remains subject to change until the text is published on Thursday:

From Barron's Sep. 15, 2026

The Clippers could offer to take those sorts of players off teams’ hands — if they include future draft assets as sweeteners.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 14, 2026

The draft reaffirms CBA’s view that Australia’s Queensland state faces a substantial oversupply, but southern states may remain balanced to undersupplied, Dhar says.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 14, 2026

Murray's first pass with the Vikings was intercepted, and the former first overall draft pick then suffered a concussion before being replaced by veteran Carson Wentz.

From BBC Sep. 14, 2026

“He felt like a draft evader,” Elizebeth later said.

From "The Woman All Spies Fear" by Amy Butler Greenfield

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

Drainages are natural low-lying areas of land that can gather hot air and smoke and then generate intense drafts that drive a fire uphill with dangerous speeds.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 11, 2026

“You always complain about drafts in the living room,” said Granddad.

From "We Were Liars" by E. Lockhart

Authorities activated a mass-casualty response plan, with 130 firefighters, five medical teams and 80 vehicles drafted in.

From Barron's Sep. 12, 2026

But the Chargers knew from the day they drafted him that he was fully capable of playing center if needed.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 12, 2026

The home secretary announced this week that Cleveland Police would be given an extra £2m to deal with the fallout from the crash, with 200 officers drafted in from elsewhere.

From BBC Sep. 4, 2026

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

Robert urged his brother to enlist in the army for three years, rather than be drafted for two.

From "Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam" by Elizabeth Partridge

Anthropic said the operation also ghost-wrote official testimonies intended for delivery at the 62nd session of the UN Human Rights Council, drafting them under "specific restrictions" that neither speech mention the UAE.

From Barron's Sep. 11, 2026

Some assembly members have now accused the minister of making a "U-turn", with "substantial sums of public money" spent on drafting legislation "to fix his error of judgement".

From BBC Sep. 11, 2026

One way employees have used their AI agents is to manage their inbox: summarizing emails, filtering out spam messages and automatically drafting responses.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 27, 2026

Heyward’s selection wasn’t a surprise — “We know the Braves have a history of drafting young players from the area,” he said.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 25, 2026

But the drafting boards of America’s engineers remained dishearteningly barren.

From "The Devil in the White City" by Erik Larson




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