first draft
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She wrote the first draft in a fevered two months and scored a low seven-figure advance after a bidding war.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 8, 2026
A.I. didn’t outline it for me and didn’t catch typos on a first draft, though I don’t have any more of a moral issue with that practice than I do with using spellcheck.
From Slate • May 24, 2026
"Our plan has been to first draft a memorandum of understanding, or an agreement, in the form of a framework, consisting of 14 points," he said, according to Reuters news agency.
From BBC • May 23, 2026
According to Page Six, which first reported Willimon’s involvement, the “Andor” alum has already submitted a first draft.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 3, 2026
But his inauguration speech had to be special, and Garfield wasn't satisfied with his first draft.
From "Ambushed!" by Gail Jarrow
