scheme
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As a country, we went from nothing into this full scheme of building, building, building.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 10, 2026
A revised scheme might do several things at once: minimize the visual impact on the executive residence itself, decrease the addition’s height, and shrink its footprint to preserve the axis to the U.S.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 10, 2026
One day, while thinking of ideas, he came up with a scheme to build replicas of everyday items that were "10 times the size, because I'm not very good at maths", he said.
From BBC • Apr. 9, 2026
Prosecutors say Robert Sabiron Rubillar and Liezyl Rubillar, the chief executive officer and chief financial officer of Legal Systems Billing Solutions, masterminded the scheme.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 9, 2026
But Detective Allan Pinkerton ruined the scheme by persuading Lincoln to pass through the city in disguise, several hours ahead of schedule.
From "Chasing Lincoln's Killer" by James L. Swanson
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