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There is also a government scheme under which police officers and other officials can buy guns at steeply discounted prices.

From BBC ● Aug. 16, 2026

Oval Invincibles felt like a coherent brand, with their unique mint green colour scheme.

From BBC ● Aug. 16, 2026

The old Mississippi case that was included in the fraud division’s highlights featured more than 30 defendants accused of participating in a scheme to fraudulently obtain pandemic relief loans.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 14, 2026

He could play a prominent role in Mike McDaniel’s new offensive scheme.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 14, 2026

It was September when Abel evolved another scheme for getting home.

From "Abel's Island" by William Steig

Month after month, spies secretly met in a secure compound to discuss rhyme schemes, structural forms and heroic odes.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 12, 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

Whilst schemes like Keighley's can help on the margins, they say, at the national level a much bigger answer is needed.

From BBC ● Aug. 3, 2026

‘I had a good reason for that! At any rate, now Zeus blames me for everything - Octavian’s schemes, the fall of Delphi -’ ‘Wait.’

From "Blood of Olympus" by Rick Riordan

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

Prosecutors also added a third defendant to the case: Mar-a-Lago property manager Carlos De Oliveira, who they say schemed with Trump and his valet, Walt Nauta, to conceal the footage from investigators.

From Seattle Times ● Jul. 27, 2023

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

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

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

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

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

Ernie had a scheming look on his face.

From "As Brave As You" by Jason Reynolds