scheme
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He could play a prominent role in Mike McDaniel’s new offensive scheme.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 14, 2026
But it also revealed another side of the scheme: the Americans whose lives have been upended along the way.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 14, 2026
American officials had doubts about the alleged scheme, as there was no evidence the militants had the required missile or firing system in Ankara, people familiar with the intelligence said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 13, 2026
The Stop the A38 Expansion Group has called for the properties to be restored and returned to use should the scheme be officially scrapped.
From BBC ● Aug. 13, 2026
Eventually, the KGB came up with a scheme that would serve as a kind of smoke screen for Blake's spying on behalf of Russia.
From "Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia" by Marc Favreau
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Reports in Mexican media have linked López Beltrán to various corruption schemes, which he has denied.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 14, 2026
"Not only are we protecting our physical borders from unlawful crossings, but we are also preventing immigration fraud schemes that are just another way to skirt the immigration laws of the United States," Blanche said.
From Barron's ● Aug. 12, 2026
He makes us hear the character’s silent inner schemes as loudly as when he’s actually blabbering.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 6, 2026
Words such as "shabby" and "secret schemes" spoke for themselves.
From BBC ● Aug. 1, 2026
Many schemes were put forward but none of them was any good.
From "Boy: Tales of a Childhood" by Roald Dahl
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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
For the next five years, Blake schemed a way to escape the high walls and drab food of "the Scrubs," as it was called by the inmates.
From "Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia" by Marc Favreau
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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
But federal prosecutors argued that Left corrupted the business model by scheming to trade quickly around his statements on social media, where he had a huge following.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 4, 2026
After a charming monologue in which she also sang, Rodrigo played a scheming woman in a “Dynasty”-like nighttime soap opera from the 1980s, “Edge of Destiny,” where people kept falling down the stairs.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 3, 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
Terrance took a more active hand, ever scheming for ways to increase the loads sent to New Orleans.
From "The Underground Railroad: A Novel" by Colson Whitehead
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