schemed

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Sean McVay and the Rams schemed against Kliff Kingsbury when he coached the Arizona Cardinals.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 6, 2026

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

For the next five years, Blake schemed a way to escape the high walls and drab food of "the Scrubs," as it was called by the inmates.

From "Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia" by Marc Favreau