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frame

[freym] / freɪm /






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The movie projects contempt for the dense from its first frame, sharing a montage of recent pop culture as a stentorian narrator worries that modern conveniences have perverted the concept of survival of the fittest.

From Salon Sep. 6, 2026

It’s also right behind the woods that frame Lori’s house.

From MarketWatch Sep. 4, 2026

The budget was more than £20m, and Aardman insisted every frame would be shot in Bristol.

From BBC Sep. 4, 2026

"A story that you can see a picture in one frame, and it doesn't need further explanation."

From Barron's Sep. 3, 2026

“First I shall review, say, ten or twelve more speeches of Cicero’s, to put me in the right frame of mind.”

From "The Interrupted Tale" by Maryrose Wood

"They were equipped with a metal saw and cut through the pistons that held the frames of Renoir's works," he said.

From Barron's Sep. 8, 2026

The brand will also showcase its new collection of 10 frames, which is exclusive to L.A.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 1, 2026

O'Sullivan pulled one back but breaks of 69 and 48 in the following frames booked Chang a place in Saturday's final - and his very first win against 'The Rocket'.

From BBC Aug. 28, 2026

The film frames their lapses in rigor as the joys of being a teenager, rather than imperfections — or worse, weakness in the pursuit of glory.

From Salon Aug. 18, 2026

The windows were boarded up, and the remnants of iron grillwork hung from the frames.

From "A Girl Named Disaster" by Nancy Farmer

Architect Warren Platner envisioned a warm and sensory aesthetic that framed an uninterrupted view.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 9, 2026

A bicyclist is framed in the back window of a converted school bus.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 4, 2026

Washington has framed its host year around limiting regulatory burdens and promoting new technologies.

From Barron's Sep. 1, 2026

But a lenient countermessage framed as female autonomy is no better.

From Slate Aug. 27, 2026

Vern’s study was lined with bookshelves and a collage of framed photographs.

From "The Line Tender" by Kate Allen

The treasury secretary’s comments are a useful framing for an unusually bullish call on Europe from UBS strategists.

From MarketWatch Sep. 9, 2026

Once outside the walls of Buddyland and into the surrounding wilderness, Kelly shifts from boxy TV framing and video texture to a cinematic widescreen ratio, but the milieu still seems half-real, half-stylized.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 28, 2026

It’s a lesson in framing: Own operational hiccups directly while projecting steady authority.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 20, 2026

Former AFL Women's star Kate McCarthy was among those who challenged that framing, noting: "Players don't simply 'find themselves in situations'."

From Barron's Aug. 20, 2026

High-heeled shoes with the graceful straps across the arch, the vampy hats closed on the head with saucy brims framing the face, makeup of any kind—all of that was outlawed in Alice Manfred’s house.

From "Jazz" by Toni Morrison




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