drafted

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Plum, in her first season away from the Aces organization that drafted her No. 1 overall in 2017 after her record-setting run at Washington, produced immediately: 19.5 points and 5.7 assists per game.

From Los Angeles Times • May 8, 2026

During a hearing on April 10, the trade court panel tried to parse what Congress meant in 1974 when it drafted the law to address “fundamental international payments problems” like “balance-of-payments deficits.”

From The Wall Street Journal • May 7, 2026

Japan's pacifist constitution that followed had been drafted "with the resolve that we must never again wage war or kill people", she said.

From Barron's • May 3, 2026

Jacksonville may have picked up steals with their first four picks, but all four were drafted miles ahead of where they sat on most pre-draft rankings.

From BBC • Apr. 27, 2026

Then, to top it off, he had drafted and ushered the Bill of Rights through the First Congress.

From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis