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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
See all Example Sentences for drawing board
Recent Examples of Synonyms for drawing board
Noun
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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
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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
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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
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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
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The Spaniard’s commitment to speaking English from day one was initially applauded, but that narrative changed when results deteriorated.—
Stuart James,
The Athletic,
5 Feb. 2025
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The block schedule would include an anchor day one day a week in which the students would attend all of their classes for a shorter length of time.—
Michelle Mullins,
Chicago Tribune,
4 Feb. 2025
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At the beginning of the Feb. 10 episode, host Jesse Palmer announced that there’d be one group date and two one-on-one dates.—
Dana Rose Falcone,
People.com,
11 Feb. 2025
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At the beginning of last year, Honda rearranged the corporate structure around its motorsport activities.—
Ars Technica,
Ars Technica,
11 Feb. 2025
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Jack Hinshelwood, on his first start since November after knee damage, was left exposed by Georginio Rutter, who prefers to operate further forward, as the No 10.—
Andy Naylor,
The Athletic,
9 Feb. 2025
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Bobrovsky improves to 23-12-2 on the season and has won five of his past six starts.—
Jordan McPherson,
Miami Herald,
9 Feb. 2025
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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
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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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