scheme
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It works in parallel with the more well-known Prevent scheme, which identifies potential terror offenders.
From BBC ● Jul. 31, 2026
During a visit to Ankara in February, Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis hailed the scheme as "particularly successful".
From Barron's ● Jul. 31, 2026
Craig said she would also launch a new £20m high street scheme, promising it would support small businesses, revitalise empty units and invest in town-centre regeneration.
From BBC ● Jul. 31, 2026
For Ikra Altumsek, and many other Turkish tourists, a visa-on-arrival scheme to visit several of Greece's Aegean islands has greatly simplified travel to this corner of the EU, previously off-limits without a hard-to-get Schengen visa.
From Barron's ● Jul. 31, 2026
The unexpectedly happy breakfast made Penelope feel even more confident in their scheme, and she took it as a sign that the day would go exactly as she and Simon had planned.
From "The Interrupted Tale" by Maryrose Wood
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Words such as "shabby" and "secret schemes" speak for themselves.
From BBC ● Aug. 1, 2026
The report cited the rise of AI, which it said “allows criminal actors to potentially conduct successful fraud schemes against individuals, businesses, and financial institutions.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 31, 2026
Additionally, all 12 trustees and 24 schemes are now onboarded to iFAST’s Hong Kong Pension platform as at end-April, which is expected to contribute positively to revenue through 2030.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 30, 2026
They fall victim to Ponzi schemes and other scams.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 23, 2026
“All strength is born of association,” wrote Beaumont, “and 30 individuals united through perpetual communication, by ideas, by plans in common, by concerted schemes, have more real power than 900 whose isolation makes them weak.”
From "Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing" by Ted Conover
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Sean McVay and the Rams schemed against Kliff Kingsbury when he coached the Arizona Cardinals.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 6, 2026
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
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
Furious at Leah, Maggie schemed a way to get Kate’s boys back.
From "American Spirits" by Barb Rosenstock
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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
When “The Traitors” executive producer Mike Cotton and his colleagues brought the first season of Peacock’s reality competition to American audiences, doing so with a cast of unknowns scheming for a six-figure prize seemed risky.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 8, 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
While Mr. Page’s Titus naturally dominates the play, he has a formidable foe in Ms. Faridany’s busily scheming Tamora.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 1, 2026
All the fretting and scheming I'd done over how I would copy the play, and suddenly here it was, handed over to me in one piece, without the slightest effort on my part.
From "The Shakespeare Stealer" by Gary L. Blackwood
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