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[freym] / freɪm /






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On the left, the book’s title is viewed through a door frame.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 13, 2026

But an increasing amount of those sales are actually within prebuilt components, such as frame sections for houses, built to specifications provided by the builders.

From MarketWatch Aug. 13, 2026

When Jimmy is passionately advocating for something and Kayla is in the same frame, she’s often gesticulating, scrunching up her face or emitting noises like “pffffft.”

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 12, 2026

Fans have reiterated this messaging as her already thin frame became measurably smaller in the years since.

From Salon Aug. 8, 2026

But it was summertime, so in a drowsy, lackadaisical frame of mind, Duane followed the shoreline of the Cold, Cold Ocean, paying no attention to anything other than the sound of the gentle lapping water.

From "The Very, Very Far North" by Dan Bar-el

To keep from getting lost, humans must engineer and maintain both frames of reference.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 7, 2026

He rocks black frames and speaks carefully, as if choosing his words from a mental teleprompter.

From Slate Aug. 6, 2026

Left behind is a charred out refrigerator, bed frames, a worn out and graffiti-covered couch, piles of left-behind clothes and the burnt debris of the home that once stood there.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 1, 2026

While the company's frames are the most visible segment, it was built from a merger that included lens manufacturer Essilor.

From Barron's Jul. 28, 2026

Her knowing eyes are watching me over the top of her black frames.

From "Finding Junie Kim" by Ellen Oh

Some threw flowers onto the hearse carrying her coffin, which was draped in the Welsh flag and accompanied by a framed photograph of the singer.

From Barron's Aug. 15, 2026

He framed it as an attempt to share the potential upsides of AI - and he didn't want to be seen as a doomer.

From BBC Aug. 14, 2026

The amendment’s critics and supporters framed their arguments around affordability, LaCombe noted, and the prospect of higher sales taxes broke through.

From MarketWatch Aug. 5, 2026

The hosts sit in a small office, backed by nondescript office furniture and a framed poster of the vintage “Please Stand By” image broadcast by stations when there were technical difficulties.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 4, 2026

I notice Nico surveying the padded bench by the shoe rack and the tiny framed mirrors in the entryway.

From "Amina's Song" by Hena Khan

Near the shopping center, there are homes and other businesses in various stages of reconstruction, some nearly complete, others with just framing or drywall.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 15, 2026

“I realize not too much of the cash pile has been spent, and the cash pile remains large. However, these first steps look to be more framing moves than investment moves.”

From MarketWatch Aug. 10, 2026

He is framing the company as not just a rocket maker but also a budding AI powerhouse to rival OpenAI and Anthropic.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 9, 2026

But Cole’s framing was also correct; sometimes what is needed is reconstitution, a “new birth of freedom.”

From Slate Aug. 3, 2026

She has closely cropped brown hair, with little tendril curls framing her face.

From "A Heart in a Body in the World" by Deb Caletti




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