draft
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After starring at Oklahoma, where he won the Heisman Trophy, the Cardinals took him first in the 2019 draft.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 4, 2026
A folk hero in his home state of Hawaii, Sagapolutele is projected to be a first-round prospect in the 2028 NFL draft.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 4, 2026
What does the new draft Climate Action Plan mean for NI?
From BBC ● Sep. 4, 2026
Ocean carriers are routing away from the Panama Canal because of draft restrictions.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 4, 2026
Khrushchev dictated a rough draft of a defiant response to the Americans.
From "Fallout: Spies, Superbombs, and the Ultimate Cold War Showdown" by Steve Sheinkin
It’s the government itself that controls when it releases drafts and final versions of all these rules and regulations.
From Slate ● Aug. 25, 2026
Didn’t they circulate scores of drafts for everyone to see?
From Salon ● Aug. 23, 2026
He has been repeatedly linked with a move away from Craven Cottage in this transfer window and so there is a reluctance to include him in gameweek one drafts.
From BBC ● Aug. 14, 2026
A few months later, the celebrated aviator Charles Lindbergh made camp in Lebec to test a glider in the mountain drafts.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 1, 2026
When the drafts were complete, there came a faint tone of excitement into their speech.
From "The Once and Future King" by T. H. White
About 200 police officers from outside Cleveland Police have been drafted in to help the force tackle organised crime following the crash.
From BBC ● Sep. 1, 2026
The assessment was documented in the Aug. 14 edition of the Secretary of Defense Orders Book, drafted by the heads of the Army, Navy, and Air Force, according to people familiar with it.
From Salon ● Sep. 1, 2026
Only a fraction of players drafted into the league ever reached this stage.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 28, 2026
Even after the Braves drafted Freeman, it wasn’t a done deal on his end.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 25, 2026
The Durham Housing Authority was finally created in 1949 and a city housing code was drafted in 1956—both measures that should have helped poor residents but, in fact, accomplished little.
From "The Best of Enemies" by Osha Gray Davidson
SAG-AFTRA and the Motion Picture Editors Guild have started drafting new-media-specific contracts in response.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 3, 2026
On Aug. 14, the BBC asked a federal court in Miami for permission to compel testimony and records from Kushner, Ivanka Trump, Donald Trump Jr. and Kushner concerning the drafting and meaning of the speech.
From Salon ● Aug. 18, 2026
Whatever else this enigmatic phrase may cover, it is plain from British constitutional history, the statements of those involved in drafting and ratifying the U.S.
From Slate ● Aug. 17, 2026
Though Miller has a background in professional drafting, he first checks free digital design repositories for premade templates.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 15, 2026
The control console had been relocated in accordance with John Lawrence’s instructions, though it was now jammed in a crowded room between Cooksey’s workbench and a drafting table.
From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik
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Jim Burke's Academic Vocabulary List
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The SAT: Multiple-Meaning Words, List 3
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TEKS ELAR Academic Vocabulary List (5th-7th grades)
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