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final draft

American  
[fahyn-uhl draft] / ˈfaɪn əl ˈdræft /

noun

  • final drafts
    plural
  1. the complete, fully edited version of a project or piece of writing.


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The report states that reviewers “were not asked to endorse the conclusions or recommendations . . . nor did they see the final draft before its release.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 5, 2026

Then in March, Mottershead wrote his own version of the two scientists’ near final draft, stating in an email that he was attempting to “make the word ‘wedge’ the brand for the work.”

From Salon ● Jun. 26, 2026

A sixth and final draft, seen by AFP, greenlights member states -- either unilaterally or as "voluntary multinational naval partnerships" -- to use "all defensive means necessary and commensurate with the circumstances."

From Barron's ● Apr. 3, 2026

I did the whole final draft with you guys, which was kind of a page-one rewrite.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 4, 2025

As long as there is a single copy, a solitary typescript of my final draft, then my spontaneous, fortuitous sister and her medical prince survive to love.

From "Atonement" by Ian McEwan

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