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[fraym] / freɪm /






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It made no progress toward conserving 30% of its coastal waters in the same time frame.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 2, 2026

A small sketch of Elon Musk lurks in the foreground, but she never so much as side-eyes its frame.

From Salon ● Oct. 2, 2026

The researchers then analyzed the footage frame by frame to determine how far each shark was from the speaker and how sharply its swimming direction changed.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 30, 2026

State media kept those moments of physical caution out of the central frame.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 29, 2026

My half-finished coop frame sits under a tarp.

From "Wayward Creatures" by Dayna Lorentz

He said he had supplied seasonal clues in the narrative to keep the time frames clear and that readers remembered characters by their roles in the story rather than their names.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 1, 2026

The medical system often frames suffering as: “Something is wrong with you.”

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 30, 2026

The technology allows users to make calls, interact with AI hands-free and also take photos and videos simply by touching the frames, provoking concerns about privacy.

From BBC ● Sep. 12, 2026

Others are placed onto table frames fixed to the ocean floor, and yet others are mounted onto plugs, screwed into a three-hole "cookie" and planted onto the reef.

From Barron's ● Sep. 10, 2026

He'd started the local community garden down the block and preserved his favorites in frames, decorating the deli's whitewashed walls with the brightest colors nature could provide.

From "City of the Plague God" by Sarwat Chadda

Atilal Dhurwey holds a framed photograph of his 17-year-old brother Rooplal, who died in June.

From BBC ● Sep. 30, 2026

Dismissing concerns over sweeping job losses on Monday, Rice framed the issue around international competition.

From Salon ● Sep. 29, 2026

The wish-granting branch packaged in an eye-catching box is flanked by framed photos of “Obsession,” the small-scale horror film turned global box-office smash to which it is central.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 28, 2026

A poster from the Gold Over America Tour, which Biles launched in September 2021 following the Tokyo Olympics, completes the trio of framed achievements.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 28, 2026

An empty stage framed by trees is the epicenter of the song.

From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith

Ekerdt supplied the framing: “My life in 100 things.”

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 29, 2026

What makes Talarico’s race worth watching this cycle, in Hayes’ framing, is less about the candidate himself than about the structural gap that’s opened up on the other side.

From Salon ● Sep. 22, 2026

Texas Democrats I’ve spoken to over the years have a way of framing O’Rourke’s 2018 Senate run as not only a highly impressive achievement … but also something they’re comfortable Monday-morning quarterbacking.

From Slate ● Sep. 21, 2026

The U.S. has designated Myanmar scholar and American citizen Min Zin as wrongfully detained following his arrest in China on espionage charges, framing his case for upcoming high-level bilateral talks.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 15, 2026

His smooth dark hair was parted in the middle, framing his pleasant round face.

From "Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High" by Melba Pattillo Beals




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