framings

noun

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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  1. frameworks
  2. structures
  3. architectures
Noun
  • 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
Definition of frameworks
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
Definition of structures
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
Definition of architectures

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