scheme
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Prosecutors are investigating whether the incident was part of an insider-trading scheme, naming Milei as a person of interest.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 17, 2026
Once Hana gets involved in her illicit money-making scheme, the narrative changes gear, tension levels are cranked up and what started out as a straightforward study of friendship turns into a fast-paced story of survival.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 17, 2026
On Wednesday this week, the two sides announced the UK was rejoining the EU's Erasmus+ scheme too, helping more young people from the UK to study across the bloc.
From BBC • Apr. 16, 2026
As part of a pilot scheme, City of York Council has sent out informational leaflets about potty-training to 1,700 families, alongside their school place offer letters.
From BBC • Apr. 15, 2026
Washington opposed the scheme on several grounds, but confided his deepest reasons to Henry Laurens, president of the Continental Congress.
From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis
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