scheme

Example Sentences

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At the rate things are heating up on Earth, threatening to fry us alive sooner than later, this scheme could supposedly reverse or slow the damage we’ve done.

From Salon • Apr. 4, 2026

The company's most recently published company accounts include provision of some £91.2m for meeting the requirements of the approved restoration scheme.

From BBC • Apr. 3, 2026

At the moment, this scheme has been tempered by factors he didn’t reckon on.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026

The scheme started after the EU's Common Agricultural Policy began calculating subsidies based on land instead of livestock in 2014.

From Barron's • Apr. 3, 2026

For Pete’s sake, Miss Myrt hadn’t cooled before they’d cooked up a scheme.

From "The Teacher’s Funeral" by Richard Peck