drawing board

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Building new pipelines to bypass Hormuz has been on the drawing board for years, but has been frustrated by the conflict in Yemen and other issues.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 7, 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

"Ministers have rightly gone back to the drawing board and begun the difficult task of rebuilding trust in what has the potential to be a valuable tool for government," she said.

From BBC • May 20, 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

While the twenty-seven-inch accelerator was still on the drawing board, Lawrence and Livingston worked intently to improve the performance of the eleven-inch chamber that Livingston had built for the old magnet.

From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik