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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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Recent Examples of frameworks
Heavy dependence on a small number of cloud providers and foundation model developers creates single points of failure that traditional risk management frameworks were never designed to handle.
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Mayra Rodriguez Valladares, Forbes.com, 14 June 2026
Importantly, the bill also mandates that the frameworks developed by AI companies be audited annually by an independent third party to ensure compliance with the requirements in the bill — a first for AI legislation anywhere in the country.
—John R. Dearie, Chicago Tribune, 11 June 2026
Chesnut said El Mencho, raised in the deeply Catholic Mexican state of Michoacan, echoes other criminal actors who’ve balanced villainy and veneration, bypassing traditional religious frameworks to absolve ― or even justify ― the deeds that reap their daily bread.
—Marc Ramirez, USA Today, 7 June 2026
Forté wrote that policies governing standards of care and inmate complaint procedures are already in place, along with processes outlined in the department’s collective bargaining agreement, and argued that several provisions in the ordinance duplicate existing frameworks.
—Ben Wheeler
june 4, Kansas City Star, 4 June 2026
At the same time, there is growing pressure to ensure that all developments align with digital traceability frameworks is becoming increasingly important—particularly as Europe advances toward the implementation of digital product passports.
—Angela Velasquez, Footwear News, 3 June 2026
According to the report, current safeguarding frameworks fail to adequately account for the power of peer dynamics and authority relationships as mechanisms of ongoing harm, and do not protect women specifically.
—Megan Feringa, New York Times, 3 June 2026
The debate over how to integrate AI agents into the workplace has produced no shortage of frameworks, mandates, and org-chart overhauls.
—Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 2 June 2026
As such, international frameworks and agreements could facilitate information sharing, standardize security protocols and establish rapid response mechanisms in the event of a cable breach.
—John Calabrese, The Conversation, 10 Apr. 2025
Mayra Rodriguez Valladares, Forbes.com, 14 June 2026
Importantly, the bill also mandates that the frameworks developed by AI companies be audited annually by an independent third party to ensure compliance with the requirements in the bill — a first for AI legislation anywhere in the country.
—John R. Dearie, Chicago Tribune, 11 June 2026
Chesnut said El Mencho, raised in the deeply Catholic Mexican state of Michoacan, echoes other criminal actors who’ve balanced villainy and veneration, bypassing traditional religious frameworks to absolve ― or even justify ― the deeds that reap their daily bread.
—Marc Ramirez, USA Today, 7 June 2026
Forté wrote that policies governing standards of care and inmate complaint procedures are already in place, along with processes outlined in the department’s collective bargaining agreement, and argued that several provisions in the ordinance duplicate existing frameworks.
—Ben Wheeler
june 4, Kansas City Star, 4 June 2026
At the same time, there is growing pressure to ensure that all developments align with digital traceability frameworks is becoming increasingly important—particularly as Europe advances toward the implementation of digital product passports.
—Angela Velasquez, Footwear News, 3 June 2026
According to the report, current safeguarding frameworks fail to adequately account for the power of peer dynamics and authority relationships as mechanisms of ongoing harm, and do not protect women specifically.
—Megan Feringa, New York Times, 3 June 2026
The debate over how to integrate AI agents into the workplace has produced no shortage of frameworks, mandates, and org-chart overhauls.
—Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 2 June 2026
As such, international frameworks and agreements could facilitate information sharing, standardize security protocols and establish rapid response mechanisms in the event of a cable breach.
—John Calabrese, The Conversation, 10 Apr. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for frameworks
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Cloud-accessible quantum platforms, gateways, and hybrid architectures are connecting quantum resources to core enterprise infrastructure.—
Chuck Brooks,
Forbes.com,
13 June 2026
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The company focuses on certification-grade energy storage systems that can be integrated into aircraft propulsion architectures and repeatedly deployed across different platforms once approved by regulators.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
9 June 2026
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Videos showed fans standing atop taxis, hanging from structures and surging through intersections.—
Alaa Elassar,
CNN Money,
14 June 2026
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No structures had been damaged at that time.—
Queenie Wong
Follow,
Los Angeles Times,
14 June 2026
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Our mortality is determined by demographics, daily choices, and the infrastructures meant to keep us healthy.—
Nicole F. Roberts,
Forbes.com,
11 June 2026
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According to the team’s modeling, grasslands contain about 40 percent of Earth’s AM infrastructures, with particularly high concentrations predicted in the Florida Everglades, the Tibetan plateau in Asia, and South Sudan in Africa.—
Andrew Paul,
Popular Science,
11 June 2026
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“Frameworks.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/frameworks. Accessed 16 Jun. 2026.
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