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scheme

[skeem] / skim /




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In 2024, Earthmade received more than $176 million from two Malaysia-based shipment companies as part of the scheme, prosecutors said.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 2, 2026

But some analysts expressed doubts over what kind of investor the scheme would attract.

From Barron's ● Oct. 2, 2026

It also sets up a scheme by which the Environmental Protection Agency can regulate pollution emitted in one state that harms downwind states.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 2, 2026

On Thursday, hundreds of prisoners will walk free from prison as part of the government's expanded early release scheme to free up capacity in overcrowded prisons across the country.

From BBC ● Oct. 1, 2026

Certainly, Newton was right: Papin’s scheme was hopelessly expensive.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton

Although Cousins is in the twilight of his career, he has thrown a league-high nine touchdown passes, thriving in a system that emphasizes play action schemes and quickly diagnosing coverages, two areas where Cousins excels.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 2, 2026

There are also a range of pricing schemes offering cheaper off-peak electricity, for example if they are charging an electric car overnight.

From BBC ● Sep. 28, 2026

Housing Secretary Angela Rayner said Your First Home would "build on the lessons learned from previous schemes, while retaining the benefits".

From BBC ● Sep. 26, 2026

The Journal published an investigation last year reporting that the two men were officers of Epstein entities that obscured transactions, arranged cash for Epstein, made payments to women and facilitated Epstein’s immigration schemes.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 23, 2026

As long as I am a key part of both the captain’s and the parrot’s schemes, then both are safe if I make no move one way or the other.

From "Challenger Deep" by Neal Shusterman

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

So it should come as no surprise that before his 10-year run as UCLA’s basketball coach ended in 2013, Howland had schemed for his dream retirement.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 22, 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

Furious at Leah, Maggie schemed a way to get Kate’s boys back.

From "American Spirits" by Barb Rosenstock

"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

With the election resolved, the work of building a governing team brought about more than a little competitive scheming.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 4, 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

Hatcher — a Pomo shape-shifter who dodges prejudice by passing as Mexican in the novel — is a thorny protagonist, often cunning, scheming and unforgiving.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 24, 2026

He talked in a way that told Cora he was scheming.

From "The Underground Railroad: A Novel" by Colson Whitehead




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