scheming
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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
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
“I tell you now that your fears are founded. It’s all true; forces are watching at every minute of every day, scheming against you. Against us.”
From "Challenger Deep" by Neal Shusterman
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