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framed
  • past participle of frame.
  • past tense form of frame.

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Nearby, a woman wept as she embraced a framed picture of her deceased relatives, while another family scattered rose petals at the ruins of the hostel in honour of their son.

From Barron's • Jun. 12, 2026

“For markets, the key question is how this move is framed: ‘one and done’ or the beginning of a tightening cycle,” says Julien Lafargue, chief market strategist at Barclays Private Bank.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026

A month after Simpson was acquitted, Trump went on The Howard Stern Show and said he was likely framed.

From Slate • Jun. 11, 2026

He has framed his campaign around his lifetime of work in politics and his credibility working both in Congress in Washington DC and in California in state office.

From BBC • Jun. 6, 2026

I can recall some sensations felt in that interval; but few thoughts framed, and no actions performed.

From "Jane Eyre" by Charlotte Brontë