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frame-up

[freym-uhp] / ˈfreɪmˌʌp /












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"The police were highly selective in the way they collected evidence. In my opinion, Omar was framed. This was a quite elaborate frame-up," he said.

From BBC Feb. 16, 2026

Golunov was arrested in a clumsy frame-up after his exposés of corruption among the Moscow elite made him too many enemies.

From The Guardian Jun. 20, 2019

Alternate explanations are propounded, including the possibility of an elaborate police frame-up.

From Los Angeles Times May 2, 2019

The easily solved Wayne case was a frame-up, naturally, but the revelation that Bullock was in on it surprised me.

From New York Times Sep. 22, 2014

Anybody who would stand for your Hoop-pole County line of talk wouldn’t need such a careful frame-up to make him lay down his money.”

From Young Wallingford by George Randolph Chester




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