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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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A spokesperson for the California Department of Public Health said the draft regulations, which under state law were supposed to be implemented by Jan. 1, 2026, are being revised after “valued stakeholder feedback” it received.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 17, 2026

He was a superstar prospect in high school who eschewed a scholarship to Stanford to sign with the New York Mets, who had selected him in the first round of the 1980 draft.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 16, 2026

There was no national draft at the founding.

From Slate • Apr. 15, 2026

In a draft email, that the prosecution said was recovered from this phone, he said he was a "human rights activist" who had been arrested in Kuwait.

From BBC • Apr. 15, 2026

I could see the door propped invitingly with a cinder block, could feel a cold draft on my face.

From "The Secret History" by Donna Tartt




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