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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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Their ineptitude in the 2010s was so dramatic that the NHL even changed its rules for the draft lottery.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 15, 2026

There was no national draft at the founding.

From Slate • Apr. 15, 2026

Can the new veterans stay healthy enough to inspire the kids, who could include draft picks Ta’Niya Latson, Chance Gray and Amelia Hassett?

From Los Angeles Times • 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

He successfully lobbied for Washington to head the Continental Army and personally selected Jefferson to draft the Declaration of Independence, two strategic decisions designed to assure Virginia’s support for the cause.

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




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