scheme
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In the indictment, prosecutors alleged the scheme was large in scale, involving more than 10,000 reservations and generating more than $8.5 million in revenue.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 15, 2026
The scheme will cost £600m and businesses will be able to find out whether they are eligible using their Standard Industrial classification code on the government business department website.
From BBC • Apr. 15, 2026
That such an achievement is, in the grand scheme of things, meaningless does not deter the dedicated player.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 15, 2026
It would keep Cawdor open beyond its original closure date of 2028, but the scheme has been opposed by local campaigners.
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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