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scheme

[skeem] / skim /




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Figures found take-up of the scheme is as low as 64% in some parts of the North East and Cumbria.

From BBC Sep. 20, 2026

Amelia, from Sunderland, has a two-year-old son and does not qualify for the scheme, but said she understood the struggle families face.

From BBC Sep. 20, 2026

She launched her career as a crime reporter at the Day in New London, Conn., where her work uncovering a predatory lending scheme earned her the Thomas K. Brindley Award for Public Service.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 19, 2026

“You have to be a member of a particular tier in a loyalty scheme or make a particular purchase to get them,” he said.

From MarketWatch Sep. 19, 2026

When Adams received word of this outrageous ultimatum, he ordered the delegation to return home, but he also withheld the official dispatches describing the bribery scheme from the Congress and the public.

From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis

The schemes are being funded by the UK government.

From BBC Sep. 18, 2026

Among the many ironies of all this is that newly rich sports stars and celebrities have the least reason to gamble on obscure get-rich-quick schemes.

From MarketWatch Sep. 18, 2026

In the case of Kelce, aka Mr. Taylor Swift, the scheme ended this week, as many schemes do, in federal court.

From MarketWatch Sep. 18, 2026

He added that high land values and development costs meant schemes such as affordable housing are often difficult to deliver in prime locations.

From BBC Sep. 16, 2026

They know what to expect from Ms. G and all her crazy writing schemes.

From "The Freedom Writers Diary" by The Freedom Writers

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

Together with their accountant Peter Tarantino, who also was sentenced to prison his role in the situation, the couple schemed to defraud the Internal Revenue Service to avoid paying taxes, prosecutors said.

From Los Angeles Times Jan. 10, 2024

Later that year, he schemed a perfect way out: he applied for a job to teach mathematics, natural sciences, and elementary Greek at the Znaim High School.

From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee

There unfolds a somewhat Wodehousian investigation involving undercover spies and scheming holdovers from Oswald Mosley’s disgraced fascist party.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 8, 2026

With the election resolved, the work of building a governing team brought about more than a little competitive scheming.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 4, 2026

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

And Zendaya’s Athena “turns out to be a vulnerable victim of war, or perhaps a projection of Odysseus’ conscience — not a scheming and bloodthirsty war goddess.”

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 28, 2026

“Gee, thanks,” I said dryly, half flattered he thought I was capable of that level of scheming.

From "The Darkest Minds" by Alexandra Bracken




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