in the frame
idiom
British, informal
: in the position of being considered for something
a job candidate who is still in the frame
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Portland had as many turnovers (four) as made field goals in the frame, and Boston’s frontcourt duo of Neemias Queta and Amari Williams limited Blazers big man Donovan Clingan’s impact on the glass.
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Zack Cox, Boston Herald, 27 Jan. 2026
Maybe one permanent spell in charge of Middlesbrough in the Championship isn’t enough of a CV to put Carrick in the frame either, and the club hierarchy may well demand more experience.
—Ian Irving, New York Times, 23 Jan. 2026
Maybe that’s where the photographer turns up again, in a much more subtle way—not in the frame, not in the way of filming, but in the way of being attuned to the minute, to the fraction of a second that’s not the same as any other.
—Matthew Carey, Deadline, 20 Jan. 2026
Ali Shamkhani, an adviser to the supreme leader, hard-line parliamentary speaker Mohammad-Bagher Ghalibaf and Ali Larijani, secretary of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council, are often touted as names in the frame.
—Peter Nicholas, NBC news, 18 Jan. 2026
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Zack Cox, Boston Herald, 27 Jan. 2026
Maybe one permanent spell in charge of Middlesbrough in the Championship isn’t enough of a CV to put Carrick in the frame either, and the club hierarchy may well demand more experience.
—Ian Irving, New York Times, 23 Jan. 2026
Maybe that’s where the photographer turns up again, in a much more subtle way—not in the frame, not in the way of filming, but in the way of being attuned to the minute, to the fraction of a second that’s not the same as any other.
—Matthew Carey, Deadline, 20 Jan. 2026
Ali Shamkhani, an adviser to the supreme leader, hard-line parliamentary speaker Mohammad-Bagher Ghalibaf and Ali Larijani, secretary of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council, are often touted as names in the frame.
—Peter Nicholas, NBC news, 18 Jan. 2026
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“In the frame.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/in%20the%20frame. Accessed 1 Feb. 2026.
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