framings

plural of framing
as in frameworks
the arrangement of parts that gives something its basic form the framing of the debate will consist of a predetermined order of turns and follow-up comments

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Recent Examples of framings Autonomy, in both framings, is adjudicated by a physician, verified at the bedside. Sai Rajagopal, STAT, 4 Aug. 2026 The old framings of public versus private, debt versus equity, no longer fit the moment. Jim Zelter, Fortune, 31 July 2026 How have these two framings affected your personal view on power, on privilege? Bethy Squires, Vulture, 22 July 2026 That decision shaped the film’s long takes, group framings and slow movements through the rooms. Emiliano De Pablos, Variety, 13 June 2026 The propaganda can range from outright lies to misleading framings of things that really did happen. Quinta Jurecic, The Atlantic, 21 May 2026 When GenAI outputs are treated as recommendations rather than inputs, leaders may unknowingly anchor on incomplete or misleading framings. Daniel Fallmann, Forbes.com, 23 Feb. 2026 Consider installing roof strappings to which attach the roof framing to the wall framings so the roof won’t be lifted off the house. Andrea Riquier, USA Today, 3 Oct. 2025 Both parties increasingly weaponize selective statistics, exaggerated claims, or misleading framings to advance their own political ends. Kate Plummer, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Oct. 2025
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Noun
  • Alongside safety protocols, new liability frameworks are being looked at so that commercial nuclear ships can be insured at reasonable market rates.
    New Atlas, New Atlas, 4 Sep. 2026
  • Models and orchestration frameworks are commoditizing rapidly.
    Gopi Duddi, Forbes.com, 4 Sep. 2026
Noun
  • The technology enables the scanning of objects to create thousands of X-rays, resulting in 3D renderings that can peer inside structures without damaging specimens — such as the inside of a snake’s tail.
    Ashley Strickland, CNN Money, 11 Sep. 2026
  • The new village structures, arrayed in an arc facing the water, feel comfortable and modern, and the architecture and design is heavily influenced by the islands.
    Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 11 Sep. 2026
Noun
  • Anthropic has accused Chinese companies such as Moonshot AI, DeepSeek, and MiniMax of the practice, while OpenAI believes DeepSeek's V3 and R1 model architectures were distilled from its own GPT-4 and GPT-4o models.
    Kate Rooney,Isabel O'Brien, CNBC, 11 Sep. 2026
  • Tech leaders should evaluate whether their own systems are prepared for tomorrow’s unknowns by focusing on modular design, flexible architectures, automation and simple low-code configurations.
    Miroslav Katsarov, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2026

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“Framings.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/framings. Accessed 17 Sep. 2026.

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