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scheme

[skeem] / skim /




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It would keep Cawdor open beyond its original closure date of 2028, but the scheme has been opposed by local campaigners.

From BBC • 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

There was never a similar equity loan scheme introduced in Northern Ireland.

From BBC • Apr. 14, 2026

By the end of 2024, the scheme was scrapped and scrutiny has since tightened.

From BBC • Apr. 14, 2026

The grand scheme didn’t last long because the pay was too little, but for P.J. this was a brief introduction to a world he would one day inhabit.

From "Mountains Beyond Mountains" by Tracy Kidder and Michael French




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