frameworks

plural of framework
as in architectures
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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Recent Examples of frameworks National governments will already be looking at their aviation authority regulations and frameworks and there will be discussions at the European and global level, John Edwards, senior consultant at Gates Aviation in London, said by phone. — Jenni Reid, CNBC, 7 Nov. 2026 The experience of the past eight months suggests that resilience has been earned, through adjustment, stronger policy frameworks, and buffers built before the conflict. — Jihad Azour, semafor.com, 5 Nov. 2026 Many Republican politicians who may have otherwise supported AI regulations, including frameworks for data center construction, remained silent. — David Goldman, CNN Money, 5 Nov. 2026 Structures like boards, family councils, constitutions and decision-making frameworks remain indispensable. — Walid Chiniara, Forbes.com, 5 Nov. 2026 Current frameworks set by the International Maritime Organization target net-zero greenhouse gas emissions from international shipping by or around 2050. — Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 3 Nov. 2026 Not so much, says the circumspect Lourd, leaning on the development and Implementation of licensing frameworks for the AI era. — Dominic Patten, Deadline, 3 Nov. 2026 But there are a growing number of frameworks brands can lean on, depending on their level of maturity and ambition. — Bella Webb, Vogue, 29 Oct. 2026 The discussion then moved to the dinner tables, underscoring the urgency of commercial strategies keeping pace as artificial intelligence accelerates faster than current regulatory frameworks. — Arthur Zaczkiewicz, Footwear News, 26 Oct. 2026
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Noun
  • Engineered for both land and ship platforms, the system complements the proven ASTER missile family, reinforcing integrated air and missile defense architectures to neutralize emerging hypersonic threats.
    — Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 6 Nov. 2026
  • But Mies’ 860-880 North Lake Shore Drive, completed in 1952, changed the calculus and blurred the line between commercial and residential architectures.
    — Edward Keegan, Chicago Tribune, 1 Nov. 2026
Noun
  • These systems, which are based on mathematical structures called neural networks, excel at cognitive tasks that until recently seemed exclusive to humans.
    — Ben Brubaker, Quanta Magazine, 4 Nov. 2026
  • Researchers also modified the protein to investigate how these structures grow.
    — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 4 Nov. 2026
Noun
  • Industrial modernity produced buildings at unprecedented speed while also accelerating the rate at which the technologies, industries, and infrastructures that gave them purpose became obsolete.
    — Julian Rose, Artforum, 1 Nov. 2026
  • In their effort to recall a variety of pieces and themes while foregrounding the public infrastructures that enabled their exhibition, Armani and Siegel demur from much evaluation.
    — Anna Kornbluh, ARTnews.com, 7 Oct. 2026

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