frame of reference
Example Sentences
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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
This is rocking Britain in a way Americans may struggle to fathom if their frame of reference is U.S. public broadcasting.
From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 13, 2025
I didn’t know how much I was learning because I had no frame of reference for any of it.
From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 26, 2025
If Leno had something to offer beyond an outdated frame of reference, he’d have a streaming series like O’Brien or Letterman.
From Salon • Jul. 31, 2025
As we talked, I tried to grasp the frame of reference of his words, so that I would know how to talk to him.
From "Black Boy" by Richard Wright
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