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scheme

[skeem] / skim /




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Former Linqto executive Joseph Endoso pleaded guilty in connection with his participation in the scheme and is cooperating with the government, prosecutors said.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 2, 2026

Pro Football Hall of Fame running back Emmitt Smith has been accused of taking part in a scheme that allegedly scammed $2.5 million from a Native American investment firm.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 2, 2026

He’s just employing the classic false promises of any grifter running a get-rich-quick scheme.

From Salon Sep. 2, 2026

He said the most important outcome to be assessed is whether that tax cut would lead to increased investment, and any pilot scheme would therefore have to run for at least four or five years.

From BBC Sep. 2, 2026

He summarily rejected their offer to become the American Caesar and denounced the entire scheme as treason to the cause for which they had fought.

From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis

Not lost among the novel’s schemes and counterschemes is the Swifts’ dry repartee, which unfolds in a lively patter even during the more-somber moments.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 2, 2026

However, under UK law, agents are required to put deposits from tenants in regulated schemes.

From BBC Aug. 25, 2026

He knew a lot more than coverage schemes.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 23, 2026

Atherton, who is a filmmaker, author, and social campaigner, called schemes like this "life-changing".

From BBC Aug. 22, 2026

“Simple, Carter. Like all great schemes and plans, it has the beauty of simplicity.”

From "The Chocolate War" by Robert Cormier

Sean McVay and the Rams schemed against Kliff Kingsbury when he coached the Arizona Cardinals.

From Los Angeles Times Feb. 6, 2026

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

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

It could be argued Tielemans' arrival addresses an issue Manchester United have had since Carrick quit in 2018; the scheming midfielder with an eye for a pass, who can break a defensive line.

From BBC Aug. 12, 2026

Ms. Aviv writes of a psychotic mother with persecutory delusions who thinks her eldest daughter is in league with a scheming professor.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 24, 2026

But federal prosecutors argued that Left corrupted the business model by scheming to trade quickly around his statements on social media, where he had a huge following.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 4, 2026

“But behind the scenes? Heidi and I were still thick as thieves, scheming side by side, laughing at how easy it was to keep the world guessing and the checks coming in.”

From Los Angeles Times May 21, 2026

The next exit would take me to the college and, with my luck, I’d run right into my father or one of his scheming grad students.

From "Wintergirls" by Laurie Halse Anderson




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