as in structure
the arrangement of parts that gives something its basic form
you've got the framework of the story and just need to fill in the details
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Otherwise, accountability risks becoming advisory rather than enforceable, and oversight bodies may function within the same political framework they are intended to monitor.
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Luisa Veltmann, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 May 2026
The European Union's Markets in Crypto-Assets framework serves as the primary example of a structural regulatory solution.
—Sean Lee, Forbes.com, 15 May 2026
Within this framework, Keiko positioned herself as a conservative political figure broadly aligned with pro-market economic policies and tough-on-crime positions, while seeking to distance herself, at least rhetorically, from the excesses of her father’s government.
—Encyclopedia Britannica, 2 May 2026
Within this framework, the commission has established sustainability as one of its seven core strategic pillars.
—Fmg Studios, Footwear News, 1 May 2026
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Luisa Veltmann, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 May 2026
The European Union's Markets in Crypto-Assets framework serves as the primary example of a structural regulatory solution.
—Sean Lee, Forbes.com, 15 May 2026
Within this framework, Keiko positioned herself as a conservative political figure broadly aligned with pro-market economic policies and tough-on-crime positions, while seeking to distance herself, at least rhetorically, from the excesses of her father’s government.
—Encyclopedia Britannica, 2 May 2026
Within this framework, the commission has established sustainability as one of its seven core strategic pillars.
—Fmg Studios, Footwear News, 1 May 2026
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The object no longer belongs to its origin or to its own agency, but to the structures that contain it.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
19 May 2026
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The fire has burned two historic structures on the island, which is home to rare plant species like the Torrey pine.—
Paris Barraza,
USA Today,
19 May 2026
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Set the scene Grandeur, tradition, and Jazz Age architecture set the tone here.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
23 May 2026
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Much more rarely — in fact, corresponding exactly to the release rate of movies by visionary German director Valeska Grisebach — the brilliance goes bone-deep, emerging from an astonishingly new and strange filmic architecture.—
Jessica Kiang,
Variety,
22 May 2026
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“Framework.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/framework. Accessed 23 May. 2026.
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