scheme
Example Sentences
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The motive behind the company's new scheme is simple according to Hal Stevenson, director of policy at Lime.
From BBC • Apr. 3, 2026
The scheme started after the EU's Common Agricultural Policy began calculating subsidies based on land instead of livestock in 2014.
From Barron's • Apr. 3, 2026
It is, in other words, completely meaningless in the grand scheme of things.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 3, 2026
The Trump administration is preparing to overhaul its tariff scheme for steel and aluminum, The Wall Street Journal reported this week, but the changes aren’t expected to affect imported commodity-grade metals.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 2, 2026
I had thought he would hardly speak to me, and I was certain he had given up the pursuit of his matrimonial scheme: the sequel showed I was mistaken on both points.
From "Jane Eyre" by Charlotte Brontë
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.