scheme
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Graham said the scheme tackled the class barrier facing writers and helped them avoid "giving up completely".
From BBC ● Nov. 4, 2026
“The scheme under investigation revolved around contracts worth approximately 2.45 billion pesos with the agency responsible for federal prisons, funds earmarked for the security of the country’s prison system.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 4, 2026
Additional cuts could now be brought forward because of strong interest in the latest redundancy scheme, Nedeljkovic said Wednesday.
From Barron's ● Nov. 4, 2026
Rhode Island Attorney General Peter Neronha recently charged seven defendants for a scheme to bilk the state’s Medicaid Community Health Worker program.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 3, 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
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The Philippines foreign ministry earlier said Lazaro had spent Wednesday in the eastern state of Shan, overseeing humanitarian schemes aiding those displaced in the civil war triggered by the coup.
From Barron's ● Oct. 29, 2026
The restaurants tend to feature low-lighting and industrial color schemes, which give them the modern vibe of a club that also happens to smell like freshly grilled meat.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 25, 2026
That distinction becomes especially important in the CD-35 2722 system, where the possible moon is itself massive enough to be considered a planet under some classification schemes.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 25, 2026
And that is even when you consider that our system compels workers to be automatically enrolled in occupational schemes.
From BBC ● Oct. 24, 2026
Dad had dreamed up many dangerous schemes over the years, but this was the first that really shocked me.
From "Educated" by Tara Westover
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In the early 1970s, the rock manager Shep Gordon schemed up ways to infuriate moms and dads, knowing it would make his client Alice Cooper look that much cooler to their children.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 3, 2026
In December, as the coach of the Atlanta Falcons, he schemed his team to a 27-24 victory over the Rams.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 16, 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
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
He’d schemed his way out of that one and saved his friends all by himself, but at least he’d had time to think.
From "The Mark of Athena" by Rick Riordan
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Thanks to this scheming, Yarbrough’s chances—to represent a district that includes parts of one of the most diverse cities in the U.S.—are looking good.
From Slate ● Nov. 3, 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
There unfolds a somewhat Wodehousian investigation involving undercover spies and scheming holdovers from Oswald Mosley’s disgraced fascist party.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 8, 2026
Where are the well-rounded characters, smart dialogue, ingenious scheming on one side and even more ingenious problem-solving on the other?
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 20, 2026
It would take only a word to the guards for Matthias to put an end to all their scheming.
From "Six of Crows" by Leigh Bardugo
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