drawing board

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Recent Examples of drawing board 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 That means business visionaries need to return to the drawing board and rethink their view of the future. Alan Murray, Fortune, 4 Jan. 2023 The rapid onslaught of new variants has sent some firms back to the drawing board while spurring others to call it quits. Ryan Cross, BostonGlobe.com, 28 Dec. 2022 See All Example Sentences for drawing board
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Noun
  • The Yanks did have a chance to score in the sixth after Ortiz started the inning with a walk, but two challenges at first base went against them.
    Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 5 June 2025
  • With the Cubs' current platoon situation at first base with Michael Busch and Justin Turner, Chicago would gladly take Goldschmidt's production against left-handers over Turner's.
    Andrew Wright, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 June 2025
Noun
  • Nvidia is ground zero in the U.S.-China tech rivalry — its GPUs might just be the most valuable components in the AI arms race, and its position is increasingly shaped by policy, not just engineering.
    Shannon Carroll, Quartz, 28 May 2025
  • However, the Ivy League institution has long been a punching bag for conservatives, many of whom view it as a ground zero for liberal ideology and activism.
    Zachary Schermele, USA Today, 17 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • While sustainability has been a buzzword over the last decade, Krakoff told Fairchild Studio that what is different about John Hardy is that sustainability has been a part of the brand DNA since day one.
    Fairchild Studio, Footwear News, 6 June 2025
  • Track these results from day one and get the reps in on repeat.
    Jodie Cook, Forbes.com, 5 June 2025
Noun
  • At the beginning of the 2022—2023 school year, Luis Hinojosa was appointed as the principal of Pitcher Elementary School, according to court documents.
    Caroline Zimmerman, Kansas City Star, 30 May 2025
  • The spindly youngster is at the beginning of a journey that will successively turn him into one of the most promising, one of the most unfortunate, one of the most maddening and ultimately one of the most celebrated football players in the world.
    Tom Williams, New York Times, 30 May 2025
Noun
  • Despite a tentative start, shale gas is now a growing part of the plan.
    Scott Montgomery, Forbes.com, 10 June 2025
  • Hawkins will begin the transition into the new position in June with a July 1 official start date.
    Post-Tribune, Chicago Tribune, 8 June 2025
Noun
  • The judges may find that the mistrial should have been granted — and bring the case all the way back to square one.
    Grethel Aguila, Miami Herald, 12 May 2025
  • Leadership turnover, regulatory shifts and business pivots often send companies back to square one.
    Sudhir Menon, Forbes.com, 30 Apr. 2025

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“Drawing board.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/drawing%20board. Accessed 13 Jun. 2025.

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