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- noun Plural form of
draft . - verb Third-person singular simple present indicative form of
draft .
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Examples
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This fhoal is laid down in our drafts not above fixteen or twenty leagues from New Holland, but we did run afterwards fixty leagues due fouth before we fell in with it; and I am very confident, that no part of New Holland hereabouts lies fo far northerly by forty leagues as it is laid down in our drafts* For if New Holland were laid down true.
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The department has not provided the documents to a reporter, which it called drafts, after repeated requests.
State's Testing Chief Resigns Lisa Fleisher 2011
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Preparing for the drafts is an unbelievable job that starts with scouting.
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This is an odd piece I found in "drafts" from March 2008.
Archive 2008-11-01 Not a sheep 2008
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The goal with my first drafts is now simply to finish the story: all the bells and whistles can come later.
Things I’ve Learned About Writing in 2009 (Part 1) « BAHAY TALINHAGA 2009
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That whatever regulation it drafts is narrowly tailored to that compelling government interest.
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Among embarrassing personnel files and risible policy drafts is Malcolm Tucker's invaluable guide to dealing with journalists, which contains more truth than Campbell could ever manage.
Armando Iannucci: 'Now is not the time for a crap opposition' Stuart Jeffries 2010
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Writing first drafts is exciting but the process of revision, editing, critiquing and rewriting to bring a piece to a final draft cannot be beaten.
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The solution to creating fantastic first drafts is much simpler.
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The goal with my first drafts is now simply to finish the story: all the bells and whistles can come later.
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