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rough draft

NOUN
the first draft of a document
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By then Warsh will have voted on interest rates at least twice, sat through one Treasury refunding announcement, and presided over the rough draft of his proposed Fed-Treasury accord.

From MarketWatch May 7, 2026

Instead, “Companion” is content with being a rough draft of a movie about objectification, a lazy first pass that hopes its audience will mistake the insinuation of progressivism for the actual philosophy.

From Salon Jan. 31, 2025

"But at home I'd painted a rough draft on cardboard. So later I took this and placed it by the memorial."

From BBC Mar. 13, 2024

To fix the rough draft, humans must be mindful of the problems inherent in the A.I-produced version.

From Slate Jan. 12, 2023

I settled into outlining a rough draft contentedly, more serene than I’d felt since . . . well, since Thursday afternoon, if I was being honest.

From "Twilight" by Stephenie Meyer




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