scheme
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On Wednesday, the last flight organised by the Nigerian government under its voluntary repatriation scheme, landed in Lagos carrying 306 passengers.
From BBC ● Jul. 15, 2026
In 2009, Schwarzenegger endorsed the water scheme as “a path-breaking, new, sustainable groundwater conservation and storage project.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 14, 2026
Under Arena, the U.S. played a more defensive scheme and relied on quick transitions into the attack.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 12, 2026
"There are countless other specimens that will be scientifically more important in the grand scheme of palaeontology," says Dr Smithwick.
From BBC ● Jul. 11, 2026
Immediately I knew Aunt Kitty was fine and this was part of her scheme.
From "The Detective's Assistant" by Kate Hannigan
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Fraudsters can be in search of higher pay from padded credentials or may have more sophisticated schemes in mind, like gaining access to company data.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 15, 2026
"We will continue to aggressively follow the money and deny the Iranian regime access to the proceeds of its illicit revenue schemes," he said in a post on X.
From Barron's ● Jul. 14, 2026
"Our energy workers have managed to reconnect power via backup schemes to almost all facilities, and electricity has been restored to most residential buildings in Sevastopol," Razvozhayev wrote on Telegram hours after the attack.
From Barron's ● Jul. 6, 2026
A number of government schemes also help people on low incomes with their energy bills, including the Household Support Fund, external and the Warm Home Discount scheme, external.
From BBC ● Jul. 1, 2026
We’d gobble deviled-ham sandwiches with thick slices of onion while he told us about the progress of his investigation into the UMW and his latest moneymaking schemes.
From "The Glass Castle" by Jeannette Walls
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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
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
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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
“So now it looks like I had been kind of scheming and forcing this to happen,” Adkins said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 10, 2026
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
"A thin, gleaming mustache and scheming, greedy eyes," Rani declares.
From "Born Behind Bars" by Padma Venkatraman
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