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
Burnham announced last week that he was pausing the scheme, which would have seen about 700 prisoners freed in the first phase in September, following a backlash from survivors and victims.
From BBC ● Jul. 27, 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
But when I had told him about Shanghai Chic—leaving out the part about modeling—he’d been pleased with the scheme to rent pieces to Formann’s.
From "The Red Car to Hollywood" by Jennie Liu
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However, it said it had "not received any further details" and believed fare-cap schemes "must be fully funded" for operators.
From BBC ● Jul. 24, 2026
They fall victim to Ponzi schemes and other scams.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 23, 2026
The Memorial Garden, hanging baskets along Victoria Street, flower displays at the Channel Islands' only railway station, and planting schemes at both the harbour and airport are among areas being showcased.
From BBC ● Jul. 12, 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
Once they had found out, they had been hexed with forbidden magic in order to go along with the Uncles’ schemes when they did not want to.
From "Witchlings" by Claribel A. Ortega
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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
It didn’t look like anything special, but it was manned by the Stoll brothers, and I shuddered to think what dirty tricks they’d schemed up.
From "The Sea of Monsters" by Rick Riordan
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Scenes flesh out a lineup of predatory city characters, from an obsessive building superintendent to a scheming nightclub impresario.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 19, 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
Spaeny and Melton were cast as Ashley and Austin, a Gen-Z couple working at a Montecito country club, dreaming and scheming toward upward mobility, a good 18 months before filming began in early 2025.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 27, 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
All of the adults hunkered on the vessel, calculating their scavenge and scheming how to ensure their claim.
From "Ship Breaker" by Paolo Bacigalupi
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