as in structure
the arrangement of parts that gives something its basic form
you've got the framework of the story and just need to fill in the details
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Air travel rules for kids suggest legal frameworks for longer, deeper excursions — and eventually permanent habitation — in space.
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Dave S. Brody, Space.com, 26 Mar. 2025
That bill would establish a framework for the state comptroller, governor and budget director to vote to withhold funds from the federal government to match whatever the feds withhold from the state.
—Josephine Stratman, New York Daily News, 26 Mar. 2025
The federal funds were building the framework for stronger health responses going forward, including for measles and bird flu outbreaks happening now, said Dr. Joseph Kanter, CEO of the Association of State and Territorial Health Officials.
—Jacqueline Howard, CNN Money, 26 Mar. 2025
For these reasons, any organization using these tools must simultaneously adopt a responsible agentic AI framework, to include transparency, ethical guidelines and robust oversight.
—Una Verhoeven, Forbes, 25 Mar. 2025
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Dave S. Brody, Space.com, 26 Mar. 2025
That bill would establish a framework for the state comptroller, governor and budget director to vote to withhold funds from the federal government to match whatever the feds withhold from the state.
—Josephine Stratman, New York Daily News, 26 Mar. 2025
The federal funds were building the framework for stronger health responses going forward, including for measles and bird flu outbreaks happening now, said Dr. Joseph Kanter, CEO of the Association of State and Territorial Health Officials.
—Jacqueline Howard, CNN Money, 26 Mar. 2025
For these reasons, any organization using these tools must simultaneously adopt a responsible agentic AI framework, to include transparency, ethical guidelines and robust oversight.
—Una Verhoeven, Forbes, 25 Mar. 2025
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“Framework.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/framework. Accessed 1 Apr. 2025.
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