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first draft

NOUN
rough diamond
Synonyms
WEAK
design diamond in the rough first stab mock-up raw material rough outline rough sketch study unlicked cub

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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

He has always started his novels in notebooks, he says, before typing a first draft on his trusted typewriter, then moving onto a computer.

From BBC • Jan. 14, 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

A first draft was completed by August, possibly earlier.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 20, 2025

“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