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scheming

[skee-ming] / ˈski mɪŋ /


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“So now it looks like I had been kind of scheming and forcing this to happen,” Adkins said.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 10, 2026

Meng, who had initially been charged with scheming to evade US sanctions on Iran, was freed in September 2021.

From Barron's • Feb. 6, 2026

Their closeness derails Rausch’s “three steps ahead” scheming.

From Salon • Jan. 28, 2026

Her 2017 debut, “Dark Blue Girl,” concerned a young girl scheming to keep her separated parents from getting back together.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 23, 2026

He talked in a way that told Cora he was scheming.

From "The Underground Railroad: A Novel" by Colson Whitehead




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