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 Although many top‑level policy frameworks read promisingly, structural frictions create risk that reforms won’t deliver limited real‑world impact, Tang said. Russell Flannery, Forbes.com, 30 Aug. 2026 Regulatory frameworks need to be built, and so do the supply chains and manufacturing systems. Jordan Blum, Fortune, 29 Aug. 2026 The areas that have developed most quickly tend to be those covered by existing regulatory frameworks, while slower-moving areas may still lack comparable guidance. Nia Bowers, IndyStar, 27 Aug. 2026 But a huge issue in these talks specifically is that the sides are operating in disparate frameworks. Evan Drellich, New York Times, 26 Aug. 2026 Since 2017, Brown Faces Green Spaces pioneered the very fishing clinics, youth programming, and outdoor educational frameworks that successfully brought underserved, diverse audiences into the Indiana Dunes ecosystem. Kimmie Gordon, Chicago Tribune, 22 Aug. 2026 Alongside these frameworks, the countries should create financial incentives for investments in recycling technologies, renewable energy, and resource-efficient equipment. Cleo Levin, Footwear News, 19 Aug. 2026
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Noun
  • The companies said that using modular hardware and open architectures helped reduce integration barriers and allowed the two systems to be combined more quickly.
    Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 28 Aug. 2026
  • These algorithms rely on geometric complexities that are equally intractable for both classical and quantum architectures.
    Adi Karisik, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2026
Noun
  • Almost 50 homes and other structures have been destroyed so far; there have been several injuries, and one of Tibbetts’s neighbors lost 20 German shepherds.
    Anya Kamenetz, Curbed, 28 Aug. 2026
  • These proposals, many times rooted in sympathy and love, were presented as alternatives to the political structures and market logic that had so often led to war, exploitation, hopelessness, and suffering.
    Sebastian Smee, The Atlantic, 28 Aug. 2026
Noun
  • The city of about 250,000 people has been rattled by a series of drone strikes that hit oil and power infrastructures.
    ABC News, ABC News, 12 Aug. 2026
  • The report also noted that TikTok Shop’s momentum illustrates a mechanism of migration—Eastern platforms exporting not just formats, but whole infrastructures for commerce and personalization as well as audience capture.
    Arthur Zaczkiewicz, Footwear News, 7 Aug. 2026

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“Frameworks.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/frameworks. Accessed 1 Sep. 2026.

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