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drafted

  • past participle of draft.
  • past tense form of draft.

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The most tempting column for an economist to write about the World Cup is the teardown, and I had it drafted before the opening match.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 24, 2026

After more than a decade of marriage, this is an excellent time to sit down together with an estate-planning attorney and, if necessary, the attorney who drafted your prenup.

From MarketWatch Jul. 22, 2026

“And many front office people have mentioned to me the same phrase, which was, ‘Our guys were light on Brady last year,’ meaning they missed, he should have been drafted higher.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 10, 2026

It also documents several cases of young adults being drafted and then sent to the front line.

From Barron's Jul. 9, 2026

In mid-November 1941, a group of Japanese artists and religious leaders— poets, painters, writers, photographers, and the like—are suddenly drafted into the Imperial Japanese Army.

From "At Last She Stood" by Erin Entrada Kelly