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
  • The Astros have acquired Isaac Paredes in a trade to man the hot corner, along with signing Christian Walker to play first base.
    John Yoo and John Shu, Newsweek, 24 Jan. 2025
  • The Mariners have the biggest need at first base, but don’t have the dough, apparently, to address it.
    Jim Bowden, The Athletic, 24 Jan. 2025
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  • On February 2, 2017, UC Berkeley became ground zero when provocateur Milo Yiannopoulos’ speech was protested- these violent protests were only the tip of the iceberg in a rapid shift in norms on college campuses.
    Manu Meel, Forbes, 21 Jan. 2025
  • Identifying ground zero for the advent of Dengue Fever can be tricky, but careful research has identified Aquarius Records in the heart of San Francisco’s Mission District as the primary origin of the infectiously melodic band.
    Andrew Gilbert, The Mercury News, 27 Dec. 2024
Noun
  • Getting used to the bare-bones shoot took time, but the nerve-racking encounters started on day one.
    Alamin Yohannes, EW.com, 15 Jan. 2025
  • Focus on profitability from day one, conduct rigorous user discovery and build a team and network with strong connections into your target industry.
    Jamil Wyne, Forbes, 14 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • Popular on Variety At the beginning, these demonstrations are at the margins of the film — more like background noise than an integral part of the plot.
    Murtada Elfadl, Variety, 18 Jan. 2025
  • As a footnote: Kudos to the producers to honoring the legendary former host Peter Marshall with a mention at the beginning of the first episode.
    Marc Berman, Forbes, 17 Jan. 2025
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  • More news: Dodgers' Brooklyn Native Who Welcomed Jackie Robinson Dies Last season, Sasaki went 10-5 with a 2.35 ERA in 18 starts for Chiba Lotte, with 129 strikeouts in 111 innings.
    Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 17 Jan. 2025
  • After getting off to a rocky start, the company got a boost in the form of a $30 million token purchase by Justin Sun, a cryptocurrency executive who has been targeted by the Securities and Exchange Commission on fraud claims unrelated to World Liberty Financial.
    Karen Yourish, New York Times, 17 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • That put the hunt for the source back to square one.
    Jackie Delamatre, Curbed, 30 Dec. 2024
  • The pair started from square one for this new US iteration several years ago.
    Andrew Watman, Forbes, 12 Dec. 2024

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“Drawing board.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/drawing%20board. Accessed 30 Jan. 2025.

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