scheme
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She said that there were already alternative services such as the Pharmacy First scheme which offer on-the-day treatment for things like infections.
From BBC ● Jul. 28, 2026
Commerce Department’s “Entity List” over national-security concerns related to a trade-secret theft scheme with military applications.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 27, 2026
"Now that the government claims to have increased prison capacity, there is a clear opportunity for Burnham to correct some of the mistakes made by his predecessors with this scheme."
From BBC ● Jul. 27, 2026
Daera has said a scheme of financial assistance has been developed and the "necessary approvals for the proposal are currently being pursued".
From BBC ● Jul. 27, 2026
I saw in this the reason for my being staved off so long and the reason for my late guardian’s declining to commit himself to the formal knowledge of such a scheme.
From "Great Expectations" by Charles Dickens
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The FCA said Westminster Magistrates' Court heard he had generated more than £1m through his illegal investment schemes but only traded £760,000, most of which was lost.
From BBC ● Jul. 27, 2026
They fall victim to Ponzi schemes and other scams.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 23, 2026
They have worked with groups in neighbouring Gwynedd to help establish similar schemes and have hosted people at their composting schools from as far afield as Birmingham.
From BBC ● Jul. 19, 2026
The schemes ease economic regulations such as taxation and customs duties within a given territory to attract investors.
From Barron's ● Jul. 10, 2026
Lord Dunmore’s letters to General Howe, which very fortunately fell into my hands, and were enclosed by me to Congress, will let you pretty fully into his diabolical schemes.
From "The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves" by M.T. Anderson
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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
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
Their absence placed the stakes of the discussions into relief; ultimately, it was for the young ones that they schemed.
From "The Underground Railroad: A Novel" by Colson Whitehead
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Ms. Aviv writes of a psychotic mother with persecutory delusions who thinks her eldest daughter is in league with a scheming professor.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 24, 2026
When “The Traitors” executive producer Mike Cotton and his colleagues brought the first season of Peacock’s reality competition to American audiences, doing so with a cast of unknowns scheming for a six-figure prize seemed risky.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 8, 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
Artist Lauren Halsey has been dreaming and scheming on this sculpture park for 17 years.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 14, 2026
The next exit would take me to the college and, with my luck, I’d run right into my father or one of his scheming grad students.
From "Wintergirls" by Laurie Halse Anderson
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