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draft

[draft, drahft] / dræft, drɑft /
NOUN
something formulated; plan
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NOUN
gust of air
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He also directed his staff to use software to surveil the work of employees, sometimes seeking to track keystrokes—which can show draft versions of written material—others said.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 21, 2026

Zelensky announced a new draft law restoring the independence of the two organisations.

From BBC Jul. 17, 2026

Peters hit .320 in 50 at-bats for them before the Milwaukee Brewers selected him in the seventh round of the draft.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 17, 2026

“There’s going to be a lot of spots on the team open now after a big draft class,” Aarnisalo said.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 16, 2026

“What a terrible cold draft I feel! One of these windows must be open. . . .”

From "The Long-Lost Home" by Maryrose Wood

If the data turned hotter or colder, the rival drafts were a dress rehearsal for recasting policy.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 28, 2026

The journal does not have a policy about sponsors providing editorial feedback on drafts.

From Salon Jun. 26, 2026

Names that NBA executives and mock drafts attached to the Lakers are Kentucky center Jayden Quaintance, Texas forward Dailyn Swain and Duke wing Isaiah Evans.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 21, 2026

AI’s march across Wall Street, meanwhile, is accelerating, with banks using it to speed up underwriting for commercial loans, generate drafts of regulatory filings and review coding for back-end technology.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 18, 2026

With threads of grass, he wove mats for his floor, and curtains for his windows to keep out drafts, and he tacked these curtains up with thorns.

From "Abel's Island" by William Steig

After more than a decade of marriage, this is an excellent time to sit down together with an estate-planning attorney and, if necessary, the attorney who drafted your prenup.

From MarketWatch Jul. 22, 2026

Originalists believe the Constitution should be interpreted in modern times according to how its words were understood at the time it was drafted.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 10, 2026

It also documents several cases of young adults being drafted and then sent to the front line.

From Barron's Jul. 9, 2026

Kneeland had been drafted by the Cowboys in the second round in 2024 and played 18 times for the team, including four starts.

From BBC Jul. 8, 2026

My dad’s personal story was so insane—he’d left home, all alone, for America when he was sixteen—that the part where he was drafted to go to war in Vietnam actually seemed like a highlight.

From "A Very Large Expanse of Sea" by Tahereh Mafi

Private-practice attorney Nick Owens and Austin Baurichter, a practicing lawyer and Karley’s husband, began drafting the ConserveOhio petition in March to fight back against local plans to build large-scale data centers across the region.

From Salon Jul. 9, 2026

They also work to flag needed updates to a person’s estate plan, but they stop short of giving legal advice or drafting documents.

From MarketWatch Jul. 6, 2026

This drafting quirk, far more than just a fun fact for grammar nerds or English teachers nationwide, is seen as proof that a narrow reading of the spending clause is most appropriate.

From Slate Jun. 23, 2026

Still, the progress in drafting a lasting peace deal helped the market recover from Wednesday’s Fed-driven shock.

From Barron's Jun. 18, 2026

He typically works late into his evenings, and on most of his weekends, drawing designs on the computer, drafting plans, writing specifications, building Styrofoam and cardboard models to scale.

From "The Namesake" by Jhumpa Lahiri




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