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scheme

[skeem] / skim /




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Sheffield Children's Hospital is part of a "mutual aid" scheme in which its pathology consultants help to cover shortages in other parts of England.

From BBC • May 29, 2026

What might motivate Rozier to take part in such as scheme is perplexing.

From Los Angeles Times • May 29, 2026

A former German transport minister faces a perjury trial related to a failed scheme to charge foreign motorists highway tolls, a debacle that cost the government hundreds of millions of euros.

From Barron's • May 29, 2026

The brothers and their company were in fact the victim of a fraud scheme by Gemini’s former chief operating officer, the agency said.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 28, 2026

In 1703 Newton became President of the Royal Society and drew up a scheme to define its goals.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton




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