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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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Within a Western framework, eternity is often conceived as perpetual, unstoppable change—an ideology of movement.
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Li Qi, Artforum, 6 Mar. 2026
Under the previous framework, it was meant to be followed by Artemis 3 in 2028, which would carry out the program's first moon landing with astronauts aboard SpaceX's Starship vehicle.
—Josh Dinner, Space.com, 6 Mar. 2026
If this framework takes hold, every platform will need to reconsider not just what content appears, but why and how it is delivered.
—Carolina Rossini, The Conversation, 6 Mar. 2026
The provincial government passed the framework enabling the reform in 2019, but did not move forward with implementing the plan until this year.
—Molly Parks, The Washington Examiner, 6 Mar. 2026
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Li Qi, Artforum, 6 Mar. 2026
Under the previous framework, it was meant to be followed by Artemis 3 in 2028, which would carry out the program's first moon landing with astronauts aboard SpaceX's Starship vehicle.
—Josh Dinner, Space.com, 6 Mar. 2026
If this framework takes hold, every platform will need to reconsider not just what content appears, but why and how it is delivered.
—Carolina Rossini, The Conversation, 6 Mar. 2026
The provincial government passed the framework enabling the reform in 2019, but did not move forward with implementing the plan until this year.
—Molly Parks, The Washington Examiner, 6 Mar. 2026
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Noun
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The spline structure inside the nuts, the non-fixed gripping posture, and interference from magnetic forces significantly increased assembly complexity.—
Atharva Gosavi,
Interesting Engineering,
3 Mar. 2026
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On the smallest scales, structure gets washed out, while on larger scales, structure takes a long time to form, as larger scales plus the finite speed of gravity translate into longer timescales for collapse.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
3 Mar. 2026
Noun
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On board an Ohio-class ballistic missile submarine, the fire control architecture can manage up to 24 Trident II missiles.—
Jijo Malayil,
Interesting Engineering,
6 Mar. 2026
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Witness the full range of Columbus architecture by taking a look at the mid-19th-century Ulrich building, so named for the German baker made bread for the Union Army during the Civil War and bought the property.—
Domenica Bongiovanni,
IndyStar,
6 Mar. 2026
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“Framework.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/framework. Accessed 10 Mar. 2026.
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