drawing board

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Recent Examples of drawing board But the Sackett case could send the agency back to the drawing board, according to Paul Botts, the president and executive director of the Wetlands Initiative. Juanpablo Ramirez-Franco, Journal Sentinel, 29 Jan. 2023 However, later on, issues might arise within the group, or a flawed plan could require you all to go back to the drawing board. Chicago Tribune, 13 Jan. 2023 This sends both proponents and opponents of increasing the minimum wage back to the drawing board. Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 1 Jan. 2023 There are also concepts on the drawing board for Titan submarine and a tunneling machine on Europa. Corey S. Powell, Discover Magazine, 1 Aug. 2020 See All Example Sentences for drawing board
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Noun
  • Gurriel added to mix The Padres added some potential depth at first base and added to the DH competition on Monday, agreeing to a minor-league deal with Yuli Gurriel.
    Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 Feb. 2025
  • Bobby Dalbec — another veteran who signed a minor-league deal with a big-league camp invite — has spent a majority of his five major-league seasons at first base.
    LaMond Pope, Chicago Tribune, 15 Feb. 2025
Noun
  • The monument in Manhattan’s Greenwich Village section is in a tiny park across the street from the Stonewall Inn, a bar that became ground zero for the gay rights movement on June 28, 1969, when gay and transgender patrons and neighborhood residents fought back against a police raid.
    Susan Haigh, Los Angeles Times, 14 Feb. 2025
  • Shelby Park, a municipal park along the border in Eagle Pass that had been a top crossing spot and ground zero for conflicts over immigration enforcement between the Biden administration and Gov. Greg Abbott, has seen few if any migrants try to cross on most days.
    Jack Healy, New York Times, 13 Feb. 2025
Noun
  • Nathan: Two things: First, the business model has to work from day one.
    Dave Knox, Forbes, 20 Feb. 2025
  • In fact, we were told that grocery prices would go down on day one, on January 20th.
    ABC News, ABC News, 16 Feb. 2025
Noun
  • At the beginning of the Olympics, for the U.S., there were no stakes.
    Ken Dryden, The Atlantic, 23 Feb. 2025
  • What led people to that conclusion was a shot of a laptop showing a gambling site at the beginning of the video; also visible was the shadow of another person seen in the window reflections, which many alleged was the drone pilot himself.
    Dimitar 'Mix' Mihov, Forbes, 23 Feb. 2025
Noun
  • In 35 appearances with the Giants from 1959-61, Fisher made seven starts, struggling with a 3-8 record and 6.25 ERA.
    Newsweek, Newsweek, 22 Feb. 2025
  • Jackson finished the season with 23 tackles and two pass breakups in nine games (three starts).
    Mike Kaye, Charlotte Observer, 22 Feb. 2025
Noun
  • In games like The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom, where the protagonist is at an all-powerful peak following the events of the previous story, the narrative requires Link to lose everything (including an arm) and start back at square one.
    George Yang, Rolling Stone, 3 Feb. 2025
  • Do so by getting clear on your priorities as Mars returns to Cancer! Read the full Gemini Daily Horoscope Cancer (June 22 - July 22) Back at square one?
    USA TODAY, USA TODAY, 6 Jan. 2025

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