drawing board

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Trade currently stands at just over $307 million annually and the only concrete joint project is a planned uranium mine that has been on the drawing board for more than a decade.

From Barron's • Jun. 3, 2026

“If you’re not finishing at the top in a championship, you’re immediately back to the drawing board trying to figure out how to get there again.”

From The Wall Street Journal • May 29, 2026

I’d go back to the drawing board on this one and plot out a rational plan for Roth conversions over several years, if that’s what you decide makes the most sense for you.

From MarketWatch • May 26, 2026

If all those under construction and on the drawing board are completed, that figure would rise to 35% by 2030.

From Los Angeles Times • May 19, 2026

Even so, this was a blow to the government, for they now had to go back to the drawing board in the case they were calling the trial to end all trials.

From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela