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scheme

[skeem] / skim /




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He also said that operators have to be able to make sure the £2 scheme is not going to harm the bus network.

From BBC Sep. 7, 2026

Adra had seen a rise in demand in its academy scheme, with one of their recent openings attracting 108 applicants for only six positions.

From BBC Sep. 6, 2026

The global book-gifting scheme delivers one free book every month to children from birth until they turn five years old.

From BBC Sep. 4, 2026

He’ll be manning a pro-style scheme in 2026 constructed by first-time offensive coordinator Jordan Somerville, who comes to Berkeley after three years as Baker Mayfield’s assistant quarterbacks coach with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 4, 2026

Samson had planned the scheme, thinking that he could easily defeat his friend and make him go back home.

From "Adventures of Don Quixote" by Argentina Palacios

Other parts of the UK have similar ombudsmen schemes.

From BBC Sep. 4, 2026

And Sydney—after schemes, escapes and sacrifices—is set up for the most famous fictional moment in the Reign of Terror.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 4, 2026

Jefferies analyst Randal Konik said in a note ahead of the release that along with shedding “disjointed” color schemes and logo-heavy designs, Lululemon also needed to fix its company culture.

From MarketWatch Sep. 3, 2026

Not lost among the novel’s schemes and counterschemes is the Swifts’ dry repartee, which unfolds in a lively patter even during the more-somber moments.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 2, 2026

All the way out to the parking lot, she talks and schemes, and I let her words kind of wash over me.

From "Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda" by Becky Albertalli

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

Cowboys coach Mike McCarthy schemed against Stafford for 10 seasons when McCarthy coached the Green Bay Packers and Stafford played for the Lions.

From Los Angeles Times Oct. 27, 2023

She was the smart girl who schemed to get out of schoolwork, but also a stranger who suggested hanging out with someone new.

From "The Science of Breakable Things" by Tae Keller

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

Hardly the smoking gun that puts him in an Afghan cave, scheming with Osama bin Laden.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 3, 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

And Zendaya’s Athena “turns out to be a vulnerable victim of war, or perhaps a projection of Odysseus’ conscience — not a scheming and bloodthirsty war goddess.”

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 28, 2026

The others watched the next fight—Muzzen avidly, flexing his fingers and speculating on the outcome, Inej silent and still as a statue, Kaz inscrutable as always, scheming away behind that hideous mask.

From "Six of Crows" by Leigh Bardugo




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