scheme
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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
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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
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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
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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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