first draft

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A first draft was submitted for approval in September but it has since undergone changes.

From BBC • Apr. 14, 2026

Here’s my first draft of a national-security agenda for Democrats seeking the White House in 2028.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 13, 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

The first draft of the after-action report said that the department’s decision not to fully staff up and pre-deploy available firefighters ahead of the ferocious winds “did not align” with policy.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 6, 2026

I’m sitting cross-legged on my bed, the same spot against my wall where I finished the first draft last December.

From "What If It's Us" by Becky Albertalli and Adam Silvera