scheme
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He’s just employing the classic false promises of any grifter running a get-rich-quick scheme.
From Salon ● Sep. 2, 2026
Stapley added the scheme could have been publicised more as "a lot of people didn't know about it".
From BBC ● Sep. 1, 2026
The government said the scheme was "increasing footfall for businesses over the summer... and boosting local economies".
From BBC ● Sep. 1, 2026
It comes as Prime Minister Andy Burnham announced changes to the scheme, which will mean more prisoners, including those convicted of manslaughter, will remain behind bars for longer.
From BBC ● Sep. 1, 2026
In Washington’s deceptive scheme, Hercules had been one of those sent back and forth to Mount Vernon from time to time.
From "In the Shadow of Liberty" by Kenneth C. Davis
Energy UK has a list of these schemes, external.
From BBC ● Aug. 25, 2026
Council's across the country have set up similar schemes.
From BBC ● Aug. 24, 2026
He knew a lot more than coverage schemes.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 23, 2026
The results indicate that pollinator-friendly planting schemes may need to consider more than simply providing large numbers of flowers.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 19, 2026
I had told Dad about Trotter’s schemes to get out of doing chores.
From "Doing Time Online" by Jan Siebold
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
And though I had prayed and figured and thought and schemed, I could not come up with a way to make those numbers look any better.
From "Hattie Big Sky" by Kirby Larson
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
And Zendaya’s Athena “turns out to be a vulnerable victim of war, or perhaps a projection of Odysseus’ conscience — not a scheming and bloodthirsty war goddess.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 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
These soldier types were forever scheming up one thing or another.
From "Chains" by Laurie Halse Anderson
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