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rough draft

NOUN
the first draft of a document
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By then Warsh will have voted on interest rates at least twice, sat through one Treasury refunding announcement, and presided over the rough draft of his proposed Fed-Treasury accord.

From MarketWatch • May 7, 2026

The barrister, who was used to arguing points of law in court, now sat down to write the first rough draft of a proposed new law.

From BBC • Sep. 15, 2025

Instead, “Companion” is content with being a rough draft of a movie about objectification, a lazy first pass that hopes its audience will mistake the insinuation of progressivism for the actual philosophy.

From Salon • Jan. 31, 2025

“Journalism is supposed to be the first rough draft of history, and no one was writing that draft,” he said.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 8, 2024

I settled into outlining a rough draft contentedly, more serene than I’d felt since . . . well, since Thursday afternoon, if I was being honest.

From "Twilight" by Stephenie Meyer




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