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Recent Examples of frame-up
If a potential witness had any evidence that might disrupt the ongoing frame-up of Karen Read, Proctor made sure to give them a good leaving-alone, too.
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Howie Carr, Boston Herald, 21 Oct. 2025
Howie Carr, Boston Herald, 21 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for frame-up
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Chelsea, Liverpool, and Aston Villa have been notable proponents of this setup, with last season’s total share of teams employing this system reaching its highest level for a decade.—
Mark Carey,
New York Times,
23 Oct. 2025
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That’s more than the Vision Pro’s 23-million-pixel setup, though Apple doesn’t specify the per-eye resolution for its headset.—
PC Magazine,
PC Magazine,
22 Oct. 2025
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Lawmakers are examining whether there were other wealthy and powerful men who were involved in Epstein’s crimes and whether there was a cover-up by the FBI and Justice Department.—
Julie K Brown,
Miami Herald,
18 Oct. 2025
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The film contends there has been an 80-year cover-up of the existence of non-human intelligent life and a secret war among major nations to reverse engineer UFO technology.—
James Hibberd,
HollywoodReporter,
16 Oct. 2025
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This scene follows from episode six, when Tom comes to Grasso’s house after discovering his duplicity.—
Roxana Hadadi,
Vulture,
20 Oct. 2025
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To Serbian audiences, Vučiċ accuses the EU of duplicity and anti-Serbian prejudice.—
Hanna Begić,
The Conversation,
29 Sep. 2025
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In the below example, against Real Oviedo’s zonal scheme protecting the six-yard box, three players run away from goal and one to the near-post to attack Marcus Rashford’s outswinger, resulting in Araujo scoring.—
Anantaajith Raghuraman,
New York Times,
25 Oct. 2025
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All of that has left the Heat seeking answers in the immediate aftermath of Rozier’s Thursday arrest stemming from his alleged involvement in a sports betting scheme.—
Anthony Chiang,
Miami Herald,
25 Oct. 2025
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“Frame-up.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/frame-up. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.
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