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was framing
  • past progressive of frame.

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Giving evidence on Monday, Mr Dilks said he told police he felt "sick" when he was informed his DNA was found on items from the scene and that he believed somebody was framing him.

From BBC • May 30, 2022

"The View" co-host Meghan McCain took aim at an unusual target on Wednesday when she claimed her own show was framing the debate about police reform in a needlessly partisan way.

From Fox News • Jun. 17, 2020

For me, it was framing things with a voice-over and then slowly stripping it out until it’s barely there.

From Slate • May 11, 2020

Prosecutors accused him of using a contraband cellphone to disseminate classified information to the press and using social media to claim that the FBI was framing him for the Vault 7 leaks.

From Washington Post • Mar. 9, 2020

The queen was framing her response when she heard a step behind her.

From "A Dance with Dragons" by George R. R. Martin