noun
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a frame, framework, or system of frames
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the way in which something is framed
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adjustment of the longitudinal position of the film in a projector gate to secure proper vertical positioning of the picture on the screen
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Etymology
Origin of framing
late Middle English word dating back to 1400–50; see origin at frame, -ing 1
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Missing from that framing was the question that should have governed the segment: Who actually sent the material?
From Salon ● Oct. 31, 2026
Lead director Tim Van Patten avoids cinematic overkill, framing the action in a natural, not a cinematic space.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 28, 2026
Inside, the condo’s corner position provides eastern and southern exposures, with floor-to-ceiling impact glass framing the surrounding scenery.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 26, 2026
The public should reject the dramatic framing, ask the basic questions, and demand answers from AI leaders and policymakers.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 22, 2026
We look out at our view of clouds framing the sky and houses packed on roads that slope into each other.
From "The House That Lou Built" by Mae Respicio
Highly intelligent people often become extremely efficient at operating within established systems while remaining surprisingly blind to alternative framings.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 11, 2026
Since then he’s collaborated with producers Blake Mills and Raphael Saadiq on albums that brought varied framings to his polished croon.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 28, 2024
Memes stir emotional responses and can create meanings and framings of issues and events.
From Salon ● Sep. 5, 2023
And just by mentioning them or using these framings, you're sort of reinforcing those gender norms.
From Scientific American ● Nov. 17, 2022
The little addresses of which she had boasted were duly inserted in leather framings on each box, the delicate writing too small to be deciphered, except near at hand.
From The Independence of Claire by Mrs. George de Horne Vaizey
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