frame of reference

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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

At that time, their frame of reference came mostly from online images.

From Los Angeles Times • May 27, 2025

"I had no frame of reference of what I was getting myself into," Lawrence, 28, told BBC Sport.

From BBC • Oct. 23, 2024

But the studio’s frame of reference was not centered on video games; Tillmann singled out inspirations like Archigram and Ant Farm, two avant-garde architecture collectives.

From New York Times • Apr. 15, 2024

I was thinking, In order for this to happen, your entire frame of reference will have to change, and you will be forced to surrender many things that you now scarcely know you have.

From "The Fire Next Time" by James Baldwin