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scheme

[skeem] / skim /




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His scheme could raise insurance premiums by $400 a year.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026

By February this year German Chancellor Friedrich Merz was openly questioning the scheme.

From BBC • Jun. 9, 2026

The scheme has heavy polluters pay for the greenhouse gases they emit, obliging them to buy allowances that are capped in number, sold in auctions and tradeable.

From Barron's • Jun. 9, 2026

There were disputes about control of the scheme and how the work would be divided up.

From BBC • Jun. 9, 2026

We made sure to have a clear view of the proceedings but not be seen; if Mr. Drysdale spied us conspiring together, he might catch on to our scheme.

From "The Detective's Assistant" by Kate Hannigan




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