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It was never intended to be a get-rich-quick scheme or a reward for outliving everyone else.

From MarketWatch ● Nov. 10, 2026

On Monday, the scheme widened to another section of clients.

From Barron's ● Nov. 9, 2026

That in large part is a withering indictment of new offensive coordinator Mike McDaniel, whose scheme has been a round-peg, square-hole fiasco, with his players unable to establish any semblance of a rhythm.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 9, 2026

The new A421 dual carriageway is due to open in May, while some permanent bridges and road alignments are already in use as the scheme is opened in phases.

From BBC ● Nov. 8, 2026

But two important modifications to this rule were necessary to complete the scheme.

From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee

In 2022, a report by the University of Sheffield raised questions about the wider public value of the schemes and a lack of transparency surrounding their finances.

From BBC ● Nov. 8, 2026

At home, when he was charged with babysitting his little brother, he’d enlist the smaller boy in elaborate role-playing schemes of his own devising.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 8, 2026

Jerry will point out poetic elements of the songs, explain rhythm, similes and metaphors, internal rhymes, clichés, split perspective and different types of rhyme schemes.

From MarketWatch ● Nov. 7, 2026

Will Garrett’s return free Donald from double teams and other schemes?

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 6, 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

In the early 1970s, the rock manager Shep Gordon schemed up ways to infuriate moms and dads, knowing it would make his client Alice Cooper look that much cooler to their children.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 3, 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

As for Penelope, she had found the whole business utterly exhausting, but she was glad of the outcome, for of course it was precisely what she had hoped and schemed for.

From "The Long-Lost Home" by Maryrose Wood

Thanks to this scheming, Yarbrough’s chances—to represent a district that includes parts of one of the most diverse cities in the U.S.—are looking good.

From Slate ● Nov. 3, 2026

Dumas centers his story of intrigue and dynastic scheming on the bride, Marguerite de Valois, whose marriage to the Protestant Henry of Navarre had brought so many Huguenots to Paris.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 28, 2026

Of the four-person ensemble, I was most intrigued by Rachna Khatau, the wild card of the group whose roles are the most slyly scheming and unpredictable.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 13, 2026

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

Rowan and her scheming sisters did not want to attract notice, but their sullen silence soon had the guards giving them queer looks.

From "A Dance with Dragons" by George R. R. Martin