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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This week the state released a 214-page framework for the new course, outlining its goals and the topics to be covered.
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Steven Walker, The Orlando Sentinel, 9 May 2026
The emerging technology powers Goose, or the company's open-source AI agent framework designed to connect large language models to software engineering tasks.
—Liz Napolitano, CNBC, 8 May 2026
In 2003 Danish college student David Heinemeier Hansson used Ruby to create Ruby on Rails, an open-source, server-side web application framework used to quickly set up databases, web services, and Web pages.
—Encyclopedia Britannica, 8 May 2026
Major planning efforts have also created a clearer development framework and helped the city avoid some of the deeper budget problems others are facing.
—Yair Gersten, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 May 2026
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Steven Walker, The Orlando Sentinel, 9 May 2026
The emerging technology powers Goose, or the company's open-source AI agent framework designed to connect large language models to software engineering tasks.
—Liz Napolitano, CNBC, 8 May 2026
In 2003 Danish college student David Heinemeier Hansson used Ruby to create Ruby on Rails, an open-source, server-side web application framework used to quickly set up databases, web services, and Web pages.
—Encyclopedia Britannica, 8 May 2026
Major planning efforts have also created a clearer development framework and helped the city avoid some of the deeper budget problems others are facing.
—Yair Gersten, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 May 2026
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Designed by architects Jørgen Bo and Wilhlem Wohlert, the structure, on the grounds of an old villa, is as much a celebration of the outdoors as the art inside.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
12 May 2026
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Balance kindness with structure, and accountability follows.—
Tarot.com,
The Orlando Sentinel,
12 May 2026
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The architecture of the subterranean pathways that funnel magma to the surface, the chemistry of the magma, the cadence of eruptions, and the assortment of eruption styles differ from place to place.—
Quanta Magazine,
Quanta Magazine,
8 May 2026
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For a certain kind of traveler—the one who plans their Coachella itinerary around gallery hours, or lingers on the architecture walking tour long after the rest of the group has moved on—Palm Springs is less a vacation destination and more a recurring obsession.—
Christina Pérez,
Vogue,
8 May 2026
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