scheme
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The Forest for Cornwall scheme started in 2019 in a bid to help the county respond to climate change.
From BBC ● Aug. 10, 2026
New offensive coordinator Mike McDaniel’s scheme is largely focused on getting the ball to playmakers in space quickly.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 9, 2026
For example, a programme in which prisoners could read bedtime stories to children, as well as a rehabilitation scheme involving a TV channel run by inmates.
From BBC ● Aug. 9, 2026
When he did return to coaching, Patterson didn’t just want to install the same scheme he used at TCU.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 9, 2026
She didn’t want to rain on Penelope’s parade, but she also didn’t want the girl to be disappointed when no one supported her grand scheme.
From "Ophie's Ghosts" by Justina Ireland
Scammers have become increasingly adept at duping customers into sending payments through elaborate social engineering schemes, including by developing romantic connections to their victims.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 5, 2026
"But overall, as beavers expand in our landscapes, and also as we do other nature-based solutions or wetland creation schemes... it does mean that we are less prone to droughts."
From BBC ● Aug. 2, 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
The Canadian mockumentary follows a musical duo determined to play at a Toronto rock club through various schemes that inevitably go awry.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 31, 2026
Even at Grossinger’s, far removed from the business of Manhattan, he’d been besieged by calls, cables, and visits suggesting schemes to make him—and their originators—rich.
From "Endgame" by Frank Brady
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
Murdaugh introduced Satterfield’s sons to Cory Fleming, a fellow lawyer, who represented them in the case and schemed with Murdaugh to collect on his homeowner’s insurance policies.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 15, 2025
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
That day, Seven, Thorn, and Valley huddled by the side entrance of the Ravenskill Hall of Elders and schemed.
From "Witchlings" by Claribel A. Ortega
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
Artist Lauren Halsey has been dreaming and scheming on this sculpture park for 17 years.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 14, 2026
She played the scheming, seductive Iris in the 1970 blaxploitation comedy classic “Cotton Comes to Harlem.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 16, 2026
And while Hamlet may dither in seeking revenge for his father’s murder, we don’t hope that the scheming Claudius gets away with it.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 14, 2026
I know they’re just for decoration, but they make me feel safe from all the scheming, scuzzy fire-starters.
From "Challenger Deep" by Neal Shusterman
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