scheming
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Dumas centers his story of intrigue and dynastic scheming on the bride, Marguerite de Valois, whose marriage to the Protestant Henry of Navarre had brought so many Huguenots to Paris.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 28, 2026
Of the four-person ensemble, I was most intrigued by Rachna Khatau, the wild card of the group whose roles are the most slyly scheming and unpredictable.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 13, 2026
"I know what I did, I know what we did, and I know how it happened. It didn't feel like we were scheming or plotting."
From BBC ● Sep. 28, 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
It would have been easier if he could believe there were some motive, some sort of revenge in the works, or some other manner of scheming.
From "Strange the Dreamer" by Laini Taylor
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