drafted
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When he was drafted into Mercedes last year - to replace Hamilton, no less - there were those who said he was too inexperienced.
From BBC ● Nov. 2, 2026
Last week, they traded eight-time Pro Bowl guard Quenton Nelson to Seattle, and dealt star defensive tackle DeForest Buckner back to San Francisco, the team that drafted him.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 31, 2026
Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel, a Democrat, said lawyers from her department have drafted briefs “for virtually every set of circumstances we could think of, except the zombie apocalypse.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 30, 2026
Instead of a final declaration, the source expects a chair summary drafted by the United States to be published from this week's meeting.
From Barron's ● Oct. 30, 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
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