scheme
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She also gave up on the neutral household color scheme and plenty of her cleaning routines, including daily vacuuming or attempting to keep the kids’ toys in their bedrooms.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 8, 2026
Dozens of people have been convicted over a scheme in which federal prosecutors say a charity fraudulently billed the Minnesota government for meals for children during the Covid-19 pandemic.
From BBC • May 7, 2026
The bloc's decades-old Petroleum Security Agreement, for instance, a fuel-sharing scheme aimed at ensuring energy stability, has never been invoked and is purely voluntary.
From Barron's • May 7, 2026
She clearly benefited from the scheme, they said.
From Salon • May 6, 2026
The monochromatic color scheme, the endless circles of the pathways like clockworks.
From "The Night Circus" by Erin Morgenstern
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