draft
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Mediators from Egypt, Pakistan and Turkey sent the United States and Iran a draft proposal of the 45-day ceasefire on Friday, the Associated Press reported.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 6, 2026
Response ads the campaign did draft, the New York Times reported, tested poorly in focus groups and were never aired.
From Salon • Apr. 5, 2026
Bahrain had brought a resolution that, according to the final draft seen by AFP, greenlights member states to use "all defensive means necessary and commensurate with the circumstances."
From Barron's • Apr. 3, 2026
He said he doesn’t paste text from the chatbot back into his draft but decides for himself which of its suggestions to incorporate.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026
“They were probably looking for this,” he said, retrieving their first draft of the treasure map from its hiding place in the bottom right-hand drawer.
From "The Smartest Kid in the Universe" by Chris Grabenstein
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