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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
Students create portfolios at the end of each unit, which are assessed on common core standards, historical and cultural frameworks, and school-specific rubrics developed by Miss Major Middle.
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Cayla Bamberger,
New York Daily News,
27 June 2026
States that have streamlined permitting, strengthened RPS frameworks and designed tax credit incentive programs that can withstand legal scrutiny are already seeing results.
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Tom Bitting,
Forbes.com,
26 June 2026
Reseburg, who has been with the organization 15 years, will focus on building strategies to support athlete and fan engagement approaches, partnerships, operating models and measurement frameworks across celebrity, athlete, influencer, cultural and music talent for the entire EA portfolio.
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Sportico Staff,
Sportico.com,
26 June 2026
The administration has rolled back Biden-era policies such as mandatory safety reporting thresholds in favor of voluntary frameworks and state law preemption.
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Hadas Gold,
CNN Money,
21 June 2026
Aureliano said Indigenous communities need legal frameworks that both support their territories and respect the diversity of Brazil’s 391 Indigenous peoples.
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ABC News,
19 June 2026
According to the study authors, independent frameworks for comparing energy drink formulations have been relatively limited.
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Nia Bowers,
USA Today,
18 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.
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John Calabrese,
The Conversation,
10 Apr. 2025
The chip’s hybrid design—photonic cores working alongside traditional electronic control and memory systems—means it can be programmed using standard machine learning frameworks like PyTorch and TensorFlow.
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Atharva Gosavi,
Interesting Engineering,
10 Apr. 2025
Cayla Bamberger,
New York Daily News,
27 June 2026
States that have streamlined permitting, strengthened RPS frameworks and designed tax credit incentive programs that can withstand legal scrutiny are already seeing results.
—
Tom Bitting,
Forbes.com,
26 June 2026
Reseburg, who has been with the organization 15 years, will focus on building strategies to support athlete and fan engagement approaches, partnerships, operating models and measurement frameworks across celebrity, athlete, influencer, cultural and music talent for the entire EA portfolio.
—
Sportico Staff,
Sportico.com,
26 June 2026
The administration has rolled back Biden-era policies such as mandatory safety reporting thresholds in favor of voluntary frameworks and state law preemption.
—
Hadas Gold,
CNN Money,
21 June 2026
Aureliano said Indigenous communities need legal frameworks that both support their territories and respect the diversity of Brazil’s 391 Indigenous peoples.
—
ABC News,
19 June 2026
According to the study authors, independent frameworks for comparing energy drink formulations have been relatively limited.
—
Nia Bowers,
USA Today,
18 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
The chip’s hybrid design—photonic cores working alongside traditional electronic control and memory systems—means it can be programmed using standard machine learning frameworks like PyTorch and TensorFlow.
—
Atharva Gosavi,
Interesting Engineering,
10 Apr. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for frameworks
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Practical engineering focus Electric propulsion systems rely on high-voltage architectures that differ from traditional gasoline outboards.
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This is where many security architectures either mature or fail.
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Even in Caracas, where only five buildings collapsed, Rodríguez said at least 30 additional structures have already been classified as unsafe.
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Or gawky characters, all angular bone structures and willowy limbs?
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Crypto sustainability will increasingly depend on whether security infrastructures are capable of adapting to the technological pressures already emerging, and accelerating on an ongoing basis.
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Various European countries and Canadian provinces used the Covid crisis to accelerate massive digital identity infrastructures.
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