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scheme

[skeem] / skim /




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Her home, Watercroft, featured a 3.5-acre garden that was part of the National Garden Scheme for 10 years, allowing visitors to explore it.

From BBC • May 28, 2026

Lecka, 23, was jailed for eight years last September but was deported to Poland in February after serving 14 months as part of an Early Release Scheme.

From BBC • May 20, 2026

The budget also plans to cut 37.8 billion Australian dollars from the National Disability Insurance Scheme over four years.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 12, 2026

"We can confirm that 259 survivors have entered the process, many of whom have received interim compensation," the Harrods Redress Scheme said in a statement sent to AFP.

From Barron's • May 7, 2026

This gentleman had been a scrivener, and was one of the projectors of the well-known South-Sea Scheme or ‘Bubble,’ which ended in the total ruin of so many respectable families.

From The Curiosities of Heraldry by Lower, Mark Antony




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