draft
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He was a superstar prospect in high school who eschewed a scholarship to Stanford to sign with the New York Mets, who had selected him in the first round of the 1980 draft.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 16, 2026
The league is ready to change the rules that incentivize teams to lose to secure draft picks.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 15, 2026
He avoided the Vietnam War draft with four student deferments and one medical deferment for bone spurs.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 15, 2026
There was no national draft at the founding.
From Slate • Apr. 15, 2026
The Haupts and the Wergins continued to talk, and Haupt expressed his concern about registering for the draft.
From Nazi Saboteurs by Samantha Seiple
Vocabulary lists containing draft
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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