drafted

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Drafted into the Army, he and his brother were so fit that they breezed through basic training.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 15, 2026

Drafted in 2020, he’s coming up on the final season of his three-year entry-level contract, and will likely soon be paid much more.

From The Wall Street Journal • Aug. 13, 2025

Drafted straight out of his medical residency in 1968, Burkle was part of the team at Delta Med, the most-bombed medical facility during the U.S. war in Vietnam, which also had a 100-bed children’s hospital.

From Salon • Feb. 8, 2025

Drafted in the third round in 2021, Molden began as a nickel for the Titans.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 8, 2024

Drafted mostly by Szilard with Einstein’s input, the two-page, eight-paragraph document buries the urgency of the situation under dry and conditional prose, its momentousness communicated largely by Einstein’s signature at the bottom.

From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik