scheme
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In 2024, Earthmade received more than $176 million from two Malaysia-based shipment companies as part of the scheme, prosecutors said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 2, 2026
But some analysts expressed doubts over what kind of investor the scheme would attract.
From Barron's ● Oct. 2, 2026
It also sets up a scheme by which the Environmental Protection Agency can regulate pollution emitted in one state that harms downwind states.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 2, 2026
Under the latest early release scheme, eligible prisoners can now be released on a community licence after serving one-third of their jail sentence.
From BBC ● Oct. 2, 2026
But Detective Allan Pinkerton ruined the scheme by persuading Lincoln to pass through the city in disguise, several hours ahead of schedule.
From "Chasing Lincoln's Killer" by James L. Swanson
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Although Cousins is in the twilight of his career, he has thrown a league-high nine touchdown passes, thriving in a system that emphasizes play action schemes and quickly diagnosing coverages, two areas where Cousins excels.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 2, 2026
Government projections indicate the prison population will still rise to around 100,000 by the end of the decade despite early release schemes.
From BBC ● Oct. 1, 2026
In other places, regeneration schemes can struggle because the cost of redevelopment outweighs the likely financial return, making support from the public sector essential.
From BBC ● Sep. 27, 2026
Since then many more women have come forward to say they were victims of Love’s schemes, which often involved him impersonating a San Francisco 49ers player.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 23, 2026
Most more-and- less elaborate schemes are effectively variations.
From "Words Like Loaded Pistols" by Sam Leith
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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
His character, who schemed to succeed his ailing father as chief executive of the fictional Waystar Royco media and entertainment conglomerate, earned Strong his first Emmy Award in 2020, as well as two additional nominations.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 15, 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
Last time they had schemed like that, they covered his seat with clear glue and Danny got stuck to his chair.
From "The Way to Rio Luna" by Zoraida Cordova
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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
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
Hatcher — a Pomo shape-shifter who dodges prejudice by passing as Mexican in the novel — is a thorny protagonist, often cunning, scheming and unforgiving.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 24, 2026
Terrance took a more active hand, ever scheming for ways to increase the loads sent to New Orleans.
From "The Underground Railroad: A Novel" by Colson Whitehead
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