draft
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He has completely broken the scale of superstar development, fast-forwarding his team from no-hoper waiting for draft picks into a true championship contender.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 16, 2026
The team begins voluntary offseason workouts on Monday in Woodland Hills, and has the No. 13 pick in the NFL draft, which begins Thursday in Pittsburgh.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 16, 2026
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
There was no national draft at the founding.
From Slate • Apr. 15, 2026
Instead, everyone had trooped to the courthouse to demonstrate—inside, a fellow activist named Bob Eaton was being sentenced to prison for resisting the draft.
From "Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War" by Steve Sheinkin
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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