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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

“It sounds as though the frame-up of Mr. Gershkovich was the same as it was in Paul’s case.”

From Seattle Times Mar. 30, 2023

To the Moody Park Three’s supporters, it was a frame-up.

From New York Times Dec. 4, 2019

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

Nothing to put before a jury—but it fits with a frame-up.

From Stepsons of Light by Eugene Manlove Rhodes




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