scheme
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The Lib Dems' universities spokesman, Ian Sollom, said a complaints scheme and bigger fines were only as good as the regulator behind them, and the OfS needed to issue clear guidance.
From BBC • Apr. 19, 2026
A head teacher has criticised the government's free breakfast club scheme for being too expensive for her school to run.
From BBC • Apr. 19, 2026
To build confidence, it isn’t just about going after a Ponzi scheme, which we all agree we have to go after.
From Barron's • Apr. 18, 2026
In November 2024, detectives executed a search and arrest warrant at the defendants’ home and discovered a head-to-claw bear costume and meat shredders they say were used in the scheme.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 18, 2026
There, he said, he planned to “draft a new letter to my potential investors. Racing wolves! Half-human child jockeys! It’s one brilliant moneymaking scheme after another!”
From "The Unseen Guest" by Maryrose Wood
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