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scheme

[skeem] / skim /




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

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 2, 2026

“Kituwah commenced an investigation. It has determined that 4 13 Solutions’ representations were part of Smith’s and Mosley’s scheme to cheat Kituwah out of $2.5 million dollars.

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

Prisoners on a special form of extended sentence and those on life terms are excluded from the scheme.

From BBC Sep. 2, 2026

In 1703 Newton became President of the Royal Society and drew up a scheme to define its goals.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton

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

Council's across the country have set up similar schemes.

From BBC Aug. 24, 2026

While Informed Sport is a very well used system among athletes, Wada makes it clear that quality assurance schemes can reduce but do not eliminate the risk of an anti-doping infringement.

From BBC Aug. 20, 2026

He kicks balls with his left foot, which requires long snappers to make an adjustment and change blocking schemes because most kickers use their right foot.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 19, 2026

Not for the first time I resented the part that I must play in her schemes.

From "Rebecca" by Daphne du Maurier

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

Sean McVay schemed against Philadelphia Eagles defensive coordinator Vic Fangio only once as the Rams’ coach.

From Los Angeles Times Nov. 24, 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

In Leon’s life, or rather, in his account of his life, no one was mean-spirited, no one schemed or lied or betrayed.

From "Atonement" by Ian McEwan

“They bring a bit of everything, and Coach Patterson does a great job of scheming up the defense,” Paige said.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 14, 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

A year ago her predecessor, Peter Kyle, unveiled a set of government tools powered by AI, named "Humphrey" after the scheming official from the classic BBC sitcom Yes, Minister.

From BBC Apr. 17, 2026

One minute she was talking to my father, complaining about the tenants upstairs, scheming how to evict them under the pretense that relatives from China were moving in.

From "The Joy Luck Club" by Amy Tan




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