first draft

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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

"Our plan has been to first draft a memorandum of understanding, or an agreement, in the form of a framework, consisting of 14 points," he said, according to Reuters news agency.

From BBC • May 23, 2026

According to Page Six, which first reported Willimon’s involvement, the “Andor” alum has already submitted a first draft.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 3, 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