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frame-up

[fraym-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

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

Alternate explanations are propounded, including the possibility of an elaborate police frame-up.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 2, 2019

"This here is a gang—the whole thing is a frame-up on me!"

From The Mardi Gras Mystery by H. (Henry) Bedford-Jones


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