scheme
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Under the scheme, a foreign government contracts with Havana to receive Cuban healthcare professionals in its country in exchange for a hard-currency payment to the dictatorship.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 17, 2026
Looking back at ONS data, you'll see that for the defined benefit pension - the "guaranteed" scheme enjoyed by some boomers - the typical private sector employer contributes 15% to 20% of salary every year.
From BBC • May 17, 2026
Najib's defence lawyers blamed Low and dubbed him the mastermind of the scheme.
From Barron's • May 15, 2026
Especially because, far from stealing money for self-enrichment, she actually paid money to be part of this scheme.
From Los Angeles Times • May 15, 2026
I saw in this the reason for my being staved off so long and the reason for my late guardian’s declining to commit himself to the formal knowledge of such a scheme.
From "Great Expectations" by Charles Dickens
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"The Ransom of Red Chief" by O. Henry
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