drawing board
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Since the Amtrak cards weren’t a good fit, my son went back to the drawing board and looked exclusively at student cards.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 9, 2026
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 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
Facing new rules governing both the cars’ power units and their aerodynamics, teams had effectively been sent back to the drawing board.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 28, 2026
Rab, Mr. Lorne, and Johnny all had their heads over the drawing board where the second letter was pieced together and spread out.
From "Johnny Tremain" by Esther Hoskins Forbes
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