scheme
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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
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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
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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
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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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