first draft

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A first draft was submitted for approval in September but it has since undergone changes.

From BBC • Apr. 14, 2026

Here’s my first draft of a national-security agenda for Democrats seeking the White House in 2028.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 13, 2026

However, Cardinal Jose Cobo Cano, Archbishop of Madrid, stressed it was only a first draft of a plan for now.

From Barron's • Feb. 10, 2026

Within minutes the computer had produced a first draft that included the findings of fact that had taken his team weeks to produce.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 6, 2026

A month later, in July, the multiparty forum agreed on a first draft of an interim constitution.

From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela