drafted

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Njoku, 29, played nine seasons in Cleveland after being drafted by the team in 2017.

From Los Angeles Times • May 11, 2026

Exam papers are drafted and re-drafted for about 12 months before pupils sit down with the final paper.

From BBC • May 11, 2026

During a hearing on April 10, the trade court panel tried to parse what Congress meant in 1974 when it drafted the law to address “fundamental international payments problems” like “balance-of-payments deficits.”

From The Wall Street Journal • May 7, 2026

Japan's pacifist constitution that followed had been drafted "with the resolve that we must never again wage war or kill people", she said.

From Barron's • May 3, 2026

One small-time runner we know—goes by Stone—just got drafted.

From "X: A Novel" by Ilyasah Shabazz