drawing up

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Posillico alleges in the lawsuit that it incurred “substantial bid preparation and proposal costs” drawing up plans for federal solicitations that were “not genuine competitive opportunities.”

From Salon • May 25, 2026

Perhaps the least radical manifesto was proposed by Scottish Labour, with the party chiefly focused on improving existing services rather than drawing up new ones.

From BBC • Apr. 23, 2026

It may mean drawing up a plan of action with your siblings.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 4, 2026

But as Scott Solomon shows in “Becoming Martian: How Living in Space Will Change Our Bodies and Minds,” bureaucrats and policy wonks are drawing up plans, too.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 19, 2026

It reminded me of a Grimm Brothers forest, drawing up the nervous feelings I used to get when I stepped into the pages of fairy tales where unthinkable things were likely—you just never knew.

From "The Secret Life of Bees" by Sue Monk Kidd