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 A number of potentially better reactor types have been stuck on drawing boards or at the experimental stage for decades. IEEE Spectrum, 24 Mar. 2015 See All Example Sentences for drawing board
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Noun
  • Ben Rice typically splits time between first base, catcher, and designated hitter.
    Zach Pressnell, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 Sep. 2025
  • Isbel grounded out to first base in the bottom of the second.
    Jaylon Thompson, Kansas City Star, 18 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Sam Woodward More than two decades after the 9/11 attacks, first responders and survivors alike are still fighting for access to studies and treatments as so many continue to die from toxic exposures at ground zero.
    Sam Woodward, USA Today, 12 Sep. 2025
  • Decision-Making While all functions are being reshaped by AI, decision-making is ground zero.
    Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 11 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • True freedom isn't a future milestone; it's built from day one by designing for mobility, choosing clients who respect boundaries, building self-sufficient systems, mastering asynchronous communication, and pricing for a location-independent lifestyle.
    Jodie Cook, Forbes.com, 11 Sep. 2025
  • Don’t misrepresent the role A bad employee onboarding process often starts before day one, when candidates are told one thing about a role but encounter something very different on their first day.
    Alyshia Hull, USA Today, 11 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • The arrival marked the beginning of a day steeped in royal tradition and diplomatic symbolism.
    Amanda Castro Hannah Parry Shane Croucher Jack Royston, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 Sep. 2025
  • Alibaba co-founder Joe Tsai sees the ‘beginning to see some kind of bubble,’ then it’s probably justified.
    Heather Farmbrough, Forbes.com, 18 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • This son of Justify, like his pappy, was unraced at two but has two wins, a second, and a third in five starts this year.
    Danny Brewer, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2025
  • The Chargers got off to a hot start to the season in year two under Jim Harbaugh by defeating the Chiefs 27-21 in the NFL season opener.
    Ben Verbrugge, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • The data from August shows us at 7.5% unemployment, the highest level since 2021, which isn’t just a statistic but showing that thousands of women who had stable careers, who were building something, are now back to square one.
    Kimberly Wilson, Essence, 7 Sep. 2025
  • Because the construction documents were included with the purchase of the land and building permits had in fact already been granted by the city based on that initial scheme, the new owners were understandably reluctant to start over again from square one.
    Kyle Hoepner, Architectural Digest, 29 Aug. 2025

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“Drawing board.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/drawing%20board. Accessed 19 Sep. 2025.

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