first draft
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Sources have told BBC Sport that although he received the first draft of the contract in early April, he held off signing it for about a month.
From BBC • Jun. 1, 2026
A.I. didn’t outline it for me and didn’t catch typos on a first draft, though I don’t have any more of a moral issue with that practice than I do with using spellcheck.
From Slate • May 24, 2026
It combines AI conversation mode with word processing to get you started on a first draft.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 19, 2026
However, Cardinal Jose Cobo Cano, Archbishop of Madrid, stressed it was only a first draft of a plan for now.
From Barron's • Feb. 10, 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
