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scheme

[skeem] / skim /




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The scheme originally aimed to support 7,000 firms.

From BBC • Apr. 15, 2026

In the indictment, prosecutors alleged the scheme was large in scale, involving more than 10,000 reservations and generating more than $8.5 million in revenue.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 15, 2026

That such an achievement is, in the grand scheme of things, meaningless does not deter the dedicated player.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 15, 2026

More businesses have been promised help with their energy bills from April next year, after the government announced it was expanding a support scheme first outlined in 2025.

From BBC • Apr. 15, 2026

John F. Kennedy inherited the scheme when he was inaugurated as president in January 1961.

From "Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia" by Marc Favreau




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