draft

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In the 2027 draft budget released by the city this month, the Police Department’s top two priorities were recruiting and retaining employees, and improving response times.

From Los Angeles Times • May 22, 2026

To assuage concerns of government overreach, the draft explicitly stated that nothing in the order should be read as creating a mandatory licensing or approval requirement for AI models.

From Barron's • May 22, 2026

According to the researchers, the organization was not involved in collecting or analyzing the data and did not participate in the publication process, aside from reviewing a draft of the manuscript before submission.

From Science Daily • May 22, 2026

The review of the draft executive order “hasn’t been a really transparent process,” said James Lewis, a senior adviser at the Center for Strategic and International Studies, a think tank.

From MarketWatch • May 21, 2026

The older boys, the ones susceptible to the factory draft, we sent out only after dark now, and then most often dressed as girls.

From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom