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This dovetailed with the work of scholars such as Elaine Pagels, who were framing Jesus as a historical figure, rather than the “Christ of faith.”

From Los Angeles Times • May 22, 2025

“This was a case of some bad actors who were framing themselves as college counselors.”

From Seattle Times • Jan. 15, 2023

“They were framing the problems with too much accuracy,” Varela said.

From The New Yorker • May 27, 2019

Once again, she said, her critics were framing a false choice: She could defend the death penalty for a client and still be opposed to it personally.

From New York Times • Feb. 11, 2019

I cannot see, for my life, while they were framing a constitutional provision, why they did not place this matter beyond any516 sort of doubt.

From A Report of the Debates and Proceedings in the Secret Sessions of the Conference Convention For Proposing Amendments to the Constitution of the United States, Held at Washington, D.C., in February, A.D. 1861 by Chittenden, L. E. (Lucius Eugene)