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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.
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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
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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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for drawing board
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The Mets need to either re-sign the homegrown star or find a viable alternative at first base.Tim Britton, The Athletic, 13 Dec. 2024
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While the first base market is dry, New York could add a third baseman and slot Mark Vientos in at first base.Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 13 Dec. 2024
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Even compared with similar places, which were generally moving toward the G.O.P., and controlling for exposure to economic shocks, the communities targeted by the sales reps—the opioid ground zeros—moved toward the Republicans by an extra 4.6 per cent in the 2020 House elections.Benjamin Wallace-Wells, The New Yorker, 26 Nov. 2024
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Red Bull, the energy drink company known for its extreme sports series, is bringing it back to ground zero.Shawna Chen, Axios, 18 Oct. 2024
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President-elect Donald Trump has made day one promises that will upend gun violence prevention efforts nationwide.Raja Krishnamoorthi, Newsweek, 16 Dec. 2024
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Trump has vowed to impose higher tariffs on Mexico, Canada and China on day one of his presidency.Elisabeth Buchwald, CNN, 16 Dec. 2024
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My stay was brief—just two nights at the beginning of a weeklong trip through Spain.Nashia Baker, Architectural Digest, 7 Dec. 2024
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One of the night’s peak moments comes at the beginning of the encore.Jon Dolan, Rolling Stone, 6 Dec. 2024
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The highly skilled and versatile Baker has recorded 142 tackles (88 solo), two sacks and three passes defensed in 14 starts this season.Doug Haller, The Athletic, 18 Dec. 2024
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Freshman shooting guard Juan Cranford Jr. paced Saint Francis with 21 points – his fifth consecutive start of reaching double figures in that category – and grabbed two rebounds.Edward Lee, Baltimore Sun, 18 Dec. 2024
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Threat level: Backers of the bill say that the incoming Trump administration could roll back the Biden administration prior authorization rule, sending the effort back to square one.Victoria Knight, Axios, 21 Nov. 2024
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Previous studies have shown that short breaks in a workout program won't set people back to square one, but such an extensive pause was untested.New Atlas, New Atlas, 3 Nov. 2024
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