first draft
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When the two of us received the first draft of our 10-day, three-country itinerary, the total price was eye-popping: $9,764, or $4,882 each.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 18, 2026
“Was I too mean? Or not mean enough? I went through my first draft and tried to take out the snark,” she wrote.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 31, 2026
Indeed, Britain’s encouragement of the slave trade was one of the offenses he cited in his first draft of the Declaration.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 26, 2026
"I'd probably finished the first draft before it really became clear what was happening," said Doyle.
From BBC ● May 31, 2026
The next day I read Gay my first draft.
From "Three Little Words: A Memoir" by Ashley Rhodes-Courter
