frame of reference

Example Sentences

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“This fragmentation means that voters may no longer share a common frame of reference when evaluating candidates and election issues.”

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 1, 2026

Today’s lawmakers looking for a frame of reference may want to read up on the efforts to regulate a questionable trading platform of an earlier era, the “bucket shop.”

From Barron's • Apr. 7, 2026

Its frame of reference runs deeper, and it looks for inspiration in such modernist masterpieces as I.M.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 29, 2025

But in doing the research, I kept seeing cases like Wells’ critique, and that changed my entire frame of reference.

From Salon • Oct. 6, 2024

Why don’t I give you absolutely no frame of reference for who I am.’”

From "What If It's Us" by Becky Albertalli and Adam Silvera