drawing board
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“We have to be able to go back to the drawing board and figure out how we improve.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 24, 2026
“It’s something that I’m going to kind of go back to the drawing board in terms of treatment, training program. and see what I can come up with for next season.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 16, 2026
They hoped they'd left the Champions League drawing board behind, but they're right back where they were when Kairat and Midtjylland and Ferencvaros and Cluj and AEK were the ones inflicting the pain.
From BBC ● Aug. 26, 2026
“I’m going to have to completely go back to the drawing board, rethink my life and probably start at the bottom in a new industry,” Abernathy said.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 11, 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
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