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scheme

[skeem] / skim /




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By combining orders from households across the area and placing monthly bulk purchases, the scheme can reduce costs by around 3p per litre.

From BBC ● Oct. 25, 2026

The unusual color scheme gave the candy instant appeal.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 25, 2026

Unless a human participated in or knew about the scheme, Diamantis said, the A.I. system’s internal reasoning is “legally irrelevant.”

From Slate ● Oct. 25, 2026

Authorities said 25,000 people marched through central Madrid on Saturday demanding protection for the Spanish state pension scheme, one of the hot topics in a parliamentary election next month.

From Barron's ● Oct. 24, 2026

Instead, I began to scheme, as it seemed everyone around me had been doing from the start.

From "The Many Assassinations of Samir, the Seller of Dreams" by Daniel Nayeri

That distinction becomes especially important in the CD-35 2722 system, where the possible moon is itself massive enough to be considered a planet under some classification schemes.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 25, 2026

The Goliath Corp., meanwhile, yearns to eliminate Thursday and execute grandiose schemes of literary mischief.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 23, 2026

In 2024, the US Treasury described the China-based Yu as a "linchpin" of North Korea's illicit money-making activities and warned he was "skilled at employing various schemes to avoid detection".

From Barron's ● Oct. 22, 2026

Bounce back loans worth a total of £46bn were issued when the scheme was launched in May 2020, making it the biggest of the government's pandemic-era loan schemes.

From BBC ● Oct. 20, 2026

“I’ve learned my lesson. No more wooing rich widows for me! No more crackpot schemes about ostrich racing! I’ll stick to good honest ballooning from now on.”

From "The Long-Lost Home" by Maryrose Wood

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

Murdaugh introduced Satterfield’s sons to Cory Fleming, a fellow lawyer, who represented them in the case and schemed with Murdaugh to collect on his homeowner’s insurance policies.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 15, 2025

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

That day, Seven, Thorn, and Valley huddled by the side entrance of the Ravenskill Hall of Elders and schemed.

From "Witchlings" by Claribel A. Ortega

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

“Gee, thanks,” I said dryly, half flattered he thought I was capable of that level of scheming.

From "The Darkest Minds" by Alexandra Bracken


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