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
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
“Well, someone has to do the first draft of my obituary,” Jack deadpanned.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 26, 2026
With the first draft down, I found that I could not end the book satisfactorily.
From "Native Son" by Richard Wright
