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scheme

[skeem] / skim /




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But the $68 million proposed settlement provides no money for victims of the alleged scheme.

From Salon • Apr. 12, 2026

Blackford Renewables, the developer of the Blackford Energy Park scheme, said it had sought the views of locals in a consultation before drawing up the plans.

From BBC • Apr. 11, 2026

A revised scheme might do several things at once: minimize the visual impact on the executive residence itself, decrease the addition’s height, and shrink its footprint to preserve the axis to the U.S.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 10, 2026

“Over the life of this fraud scheme, not a single legitimate hospice service was ever provided, yet millions were billed in a brazen, calculated scheme that exploited the Medi-Cal system,” Bonta said.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 9, 2026

I shall have to intercept them before they arrive at the house, so I can fill them in on the details of our scheme . . . but however shall I manage it?”

From "The Unseen Guest" by Maryrose Wood




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