drafted
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His dad was drafted by the Clippers and his uncle played for the Miami Heat.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 21, 2026
Along with a few like-minded friends, he collected more than 300 student signatures in support, drafted a constitution, and presented it to the student government and a board of teachers and faculty.
From Salon ● Oct. 19, 2026
A now-removed blog post written by one civil servant about their placements showed a secondee describing how they had drafted copy for the news website.
From BBC ● Oct. 18, 2026
The Chicago Sky, the team that had drafted her out of LSU, decided it had seen enough of her.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 16, 2026
“He way older than me. Matter of fact, I barely saw him because he had already been drafted into the army. But his mama used to babysit me when I was a little girl.”
From "As Brave As You" by Jason Reynolds
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