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scheme

[skeem] / skim /




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The Daily Express leads with coverage of the early prisoner release scheme, saying domestic abuse campaigners "slam" the policy.

From BBC ● Oct. 9, 2026

The French group runs a scheme under which authors can get their books assessed and then labelled as a "human creation" for a small fee, with about 200 works so far given the stamp.

From Barron's ● Oct. 9, 2026

Now, 18 years later, it has emerged that the club was at the heart of the largest cheating scheme in English soccer history.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 9, 2026

The scheme was brought in to relieve pressure on prisons across England and Wales which were dangerously close to reaching full capacity.

From BBC ● Oct. 9, 2026

“We have a color scheme to work with, dear,” Mme.

From "The Night Circus" by Erin Morgenstern

Several labelling schemes, including from Britain, France and Germany, were being showcased at the world's biggest book industry fair in Frankfurt this week, where the challenges posed by AI were hotly debated.

From Barron's ● Oct. 9, 2026

Current schemes mostly allow a minimal use of AI, for example for research and grammar checks, but there are worries this could be open to interpretation.

From Barron's ● Oct. 9, 2026

Perhaps the mayor will now muster some sympathy for businesses mugged in similar schemes.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 6, 2026

The state estimate it loses millions of dollars annually because of such schemes.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 6, 2026

Next thing I knew he had a scheme all ready in his mind—and what a man he was for schemes and battles!

From "The Odyssey" by Homer

He schemed to get an imported copy seized by customs to trigger a court case over its content.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 30, 2026

Afforded extra space by his manager's decision to play Jack Grealish alongside him in a central position, De Bruyne schemed in the way he usually does.

From BBC ● Dec. 4, 2024

City-states, hoping to win civic glory, sometimes schemed to bribe top athletes to falsely claim that city as their own.

From Salon ● Aug. 10, 2024

Together with their accountant Peter Tarantino, who also was sentenced to prison his role in the situation, the couple schemed to defraud the Internal Revenue Service to avoid paying taxes, prosecutors said.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 10, 2024

Furious at Leah, Maggie schemed a way to get Kate’s boys back.

From "American Spirits" by Barb Rosenstock

Elsewhere on the front page, two contestants from this season of the Celebrity Traitors, Maya Jama and Richard E Grant, are pictured scheming in their iconic green cloaks.

From BBC ● Oct. 3, 2026

"I know what I did, I know what we did, and I know how it happened. It didn't feel like we were scheming or plotting."

From BBC ● Sep. 28, 2026

With the election resolved, the work of building a governing team brought about more than a little competitive scheming.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 4, 2026

“They bring a bit of everything, and Coach Patterson does a great job of scheming up the defense,” Paige said.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 14, 2026

He watches these rebels escape, scheming to find a way to capture even more.

From "Lincoln's Last Days: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever" by Bill O'Reilly




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