in the frame
idiom
British, informal
: in the position of being considered for something
a job candidate who is still in the frame
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The Wolves outscored them 32-19 in the frame and 19-9 over the final 4:50.
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Jovan Buha, New York Times, 28 Apr. 2025
First, the hard cut: Samuel in a medium shot, shirtless, standing alone in the frame, as those stuttering first notes and thumping synth line drop in.
—Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 25 Apr. 2025
The patent describes a system that analyzes paused frames, uses metadata to identify objects in the frame, and sends that data to a network.
—ArsTechnica, 24 Apr. 2025
Shot at the San Diego Zoo, the primitive video clip showed Jawed Karim, the platform’s co-founder, complimenting the elephants in the frame behind him.
—Wendy Lee, Los Angeles Times, 23 Apr. 2025
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Jovan Buha, New York Times, 28 Apr. 2025
First, the hard cut: Samuel in a medium shot, shirtless, standing alone in the frame, as those stuttering first notes and thumping synth line drop in.
—Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 25 Apr. 2025
The patent describes a system that analyzes paused frames, uses metadata to identify objects in the frame, and sends that data to a network.
—ArsTechnica, 24 Apr. 2025
Shot at the San Diego Zoo, the primitive video clip showed Jawed Karim, the platform’s co-founder, complimenting the elephants in the frame behind him.
—Wendy Lee, Los Angeles Times, 23 Apr. 2025
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“In the frame.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/in%20the%20frame. Accessed 9 May. 2025.
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