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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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A draft prospectus of the AI company showed breakneck revenue growth but a long list of risks, which include a narrow customer base and uncertain access to computing power, the Wall Street Journal reported.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 20, 2026

The government will now ask doctors, businesses, regulators, the public and other experts for their say on the draft rules, before plans go through parliament in spring 2027.

From BBC ● Oct. 20, 2026

The goal, Kao said, was to make sure that the House draft of the budget “mirrored” whatever Graham inserted in the Senate version.

From Salon ● Oct. 20, 2026

The company expects a “significant portion” of its revenue will come from a “limited number of customers for the foreseeable future,” according to the draft prospectus.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 20, 2026

When Hamilton showed a late draft of this passage to John Jay for his commentary, Jay expressed admiration for the style but slight discomfort with the argument.

From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis

The bill has been through several drafts and has been scrutinised by several Parliamentary committees and the House of Lords, which submitted 1,200 amendments.

From BBC ● Sep. 10, 2026

Go do this 10-minute play workshop, then do 90 drafts of it, and then we’ll do a reading.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 9, 2026

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

She closed the door behind her instantly, as someone does who has been waging a long, long war on behalf of her progeny against post-bath drafts.

From "Franny and Zooey" by J. D. Salinger

Along with a few like-minded friends, he collected more than 300 student signatures in support, drafted a constitution, and presented it to the student government and a board of teachers and faculty.

From Salon ● Oct. 19, 2026

A now-removed blog post written by one civil servant about their placements showed a secondee describing how they had drafted copy for the news website.

From BBC ● Oct. 18, 2026

The Chicago Sky, the team that had drafted her out of LSU, decided it had seen enough of her.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 16, 2026

The slowdown, however, is not enough to keep the world from missing a pledge to end deforestation by 2030, according to the report, which was drafted by a coalition of research groups and non-governmental organisations.

From Barron's ● Oct. 14, 2026

The Selective Service caught up with him, and he was drafted.

From "Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam" by Elizabeth Partridge

Many would-be landlords cringe at the legal costs of buying a property and drafting a lease.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 14, 2026

Overseeing such a diverse mix is obviously too big a job for one person so Ellison added yet another flavor by drafting Ynon Kreiz as co-chief executive.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 2, 2026

"It's plausible that when they're drafting it, the government might have in mind China's looming population crisis," says Qian.

From BBC ● Sep. 30, 2026

Students spent weeks searching library catalogs, locating journal articles, reading books, organizing notes, developing arguments, drafting and revising.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 28, 2026

Then he backs toward his drafting table, sweeping away his half-finished school project to reveal a blank page and picking up a pencil.

From "The Brightwood Code" by Monica Hesse


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