final draft
noun
: a final version of something (such as a document) usually after a lot of editing and rewriting
The final draft is due tomorrow.
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Vaishnaw said the final draft would be released on Saturday, along with a full list of signatories.
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Billy Perrigo, Time, 20 Feb. 2026
The recommendations, which were overwhelmingly approved by the National Solidarity, Brotherhood and Democracy Commission, call for a temporary legal measure to reintegrate PKK members who renounce violence, according to the final draft of a report made available to journalists.
—Suzan Fraser, Los Angeles Times, 18 Feb. 2026
In the final draft, the girls found their missing horses had not, in fact, been taken but had simply…escaped from their pasture.
—Alexandra Romanoff, Vogue, 10 Feb. 2026
The filmmaker leans pop-comic rather than petrifying in his final draft, opting for earnestness that smothers atmospheric dread.
—Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 6 Feb. 2026
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Billy Perrigo, Time, 20 Feb. 2026
The recommendations, which were overwhelmingly approved by the National Solidarity, Brotherhood and Democracy Commission, call for a temporary legal measure to reintegrate PKK members who renounce violence, according to the final draft of a report made available to journalists.
—Suzan Fraser, Los Angeles Times, 18 Feb. 2026
In the final draft, the girls found their missing horses had not, in fact, been taken but had simply…escaped from their pasture.
—Alexandra Romanoff, Vogue, 10 Feb. 2026
The filmmaker leans pop-comic rather than petrifying in his final draft, opting for earnestness that smothers atmospheric dread.
—Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 6 Feb. 2026
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“Final draft.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/final%20draft. Accessed 24 Feb. 2026.
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