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scheme

[skeem] / skim /




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Tice said his party would introduce a right to buy scheme to help get people on to the housing ladder.

From BBC Sep. 2, 2026

He’s just employing the classic false promises of any grifter running a get-rich-quick scheme.

From Salon Sep. 2, 2026

Gareth Hetherington, director of the Ulster University Economic Policy Centre, said there was a case for a VAT cut pilot scheme in NI.

From BBC Sep. 2, 2026

Hospitality and tourist businesses in Cornwall are calling for a temporary VAT reduction scheme to be widened and extended.

From BBC Sep. 1, 2026

To write down a number with this scheme, all an Egyptian scribe had to do was record groups of these symbols.

From "Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea" by Charles Seife

However, under UK law, agents are required to put deposits from tenants in regulated schemes.

From BBC Aug. 25, 2026

Council's across the country have set up similar schemes.

From BBC Aug. 24, 2026

He kicks balls with his left foot, which requires long snappers to make an adjustment and change blocking schemes because most kickers use their right foot.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 19, 2026

The results indicate that pollinator-friendly planting schemes may need to consider more than simply providing large numbers of flowers.

From Science Daily Aug. 19, 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

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

Prosecutors also added a third defendant to the case: Mar-a-Lago property manager Carlos De Oliveira, who they say schemed with Trump and his valet, Walt Nauta, to conceal the footage from investigators.

From Seattle Times Jul. 27, 2023

They leaped and schemed escapes, producing doors from air.

From "The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves" by M.T. Anderson

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

“They bring a bit of everything, and Coach Patterson does a great job of scheming up the defense,” Paige said.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 14, 2026

It could be argued Tielemans' arrival addresses an issue Manchester United have had since Carrick quit in 2018; the scheming midfielder with an eye for a pass, who can break a defensive line.

From BBC Aug. 12, 2026

Ms. Aviv writes of a psychotic mother with persecutory delusions who thinks her eldest daughter is in league with a scheming professor.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 24, 2026

It demanded that Ernest share a bed with Mollie, and raise children with her, all while plotting and scheming against her family.

From "Killers of the Flower Moon" by David Grann




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