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rough draft

NOUN
the first draft of a document
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“You’ve always got to prove it as a writer,” says McDonagh, a seven-time nominee, in an interview near his home in London while paging through his rough draft.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 26, 2026

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

As well as finished props and sets, the exhibition will feature work-in-progress material and maquettes - a small-scale model or rough draft of a sculpture or architectural work - organisers say.

From BBC ● May 6, 2025

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

When it was ready in a readable rough draft, I telephoned him.

From "The Autobiography of Malcolm X" by Alex Malcolm X;Hailey


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