first draft
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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
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