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The Bicycle Association and the Association of Cycle Traders run an "E-Bike Positive" scheme, external to help consumers identify distributors, retailers and manufacturers that have met current safety standards.

From BBC ● Aug. 28, 2026

Some have even argued that this makes the program a Ponzi scheme — although, by that definition, pretty much everything is a Ponzi scheme.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 27, 2026

“The scheme relied on Love’s creation of fictitious personas and display of a lavish lifestyle which Love presented to victims both in person and on social media websites,” federal authorities said in a press release.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 27, 2026

The accelerated rollout comes as the prime minister has been facing pressure over the early release scheme, designed to avert overcrowding in the country's prisons.

From BBC ● Aug. 27, 2026

The monochromatic color scheme, the endless circles of the pathways like clockworks.

From "The Night Circus" by Erin Morgenstern

Atherton, who is a filmmaker, author, and social campaigner, called schemes like this "life-changing".

From BBC ● Aug. 22, 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

Journalism student Kieran Miller was worried about money, but he compared student bank accounts and chose one that gave him a free 16-25 Railcard, and signed up for student discount schemes.

From BBC ● Aug. 15, 2026

Yet he’s also known to tickle Will and rally for his business schemes.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 14, 2026

I talked inside my head all the way home, thinking up schemes, holding conversations with Bando and Dad and Matt Spell.

From "My Side of the Mountain" by Jean Craighead George

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

His character, who schemed to succeed his ailing father as chief executive of the fictional Waystar Royco media and entertainment conglomerate, earned Strong his first Emmy Award in 2020, as well as two additional nominations.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 15, 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

Later that year, he schemed a perfect way out: he applied for a job to teach mathematics, natural sciences, and elementary Greek at the Znaim High School.

From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee

Scenes flesh out a lineup of predatory city characters, from an obsessive building superintendent to a scheming nightclub impresario.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 19, 2026

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

While Mr. Page’s Titus naturally dominates the play, he has a formidable foe in Ms. Faridany’s busily scheming Tamora.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 1, 2026

His enigmatic silence, however, unquestionably had mischievous consequences, for it prolonged the scheming in the House and, somewhat ironically, convinced Jefferson that Burr could never be trusted.

From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis