scheming
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Meng, who had initially been charged with scheming to evade US sanctions on Iran, was freed in September 2021.
From Barron's • Feb. 6, 2026
Their closeness derails Rausch’s “three steps ahead” scheming.
From Salon • Jan. 28, 2026
"The scheming, the lying, it just took over my whole life," the 34-year-old from Barry in south Wales said.
From BBC • Jan. 7, 2026
Dee and Ash provide a genuinely puzzling angle amid all the people running and searching and scheming and waiting for the disparate parts of Mr. Coben’s 19th-century-style plotting to intersect in Dickensian fashion.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 30, 2025
Ernie had a scheming look on his face.
From "As Brave As You" by Jason Reynolds
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