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scheme

[skeem] / skim /




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Luss Estates contributed £6,000 a year to the bin scheme.

From BBC • Apr. 21, 2026

Hundreds reportedly obtained U visas through the scheme, and Louisiana isn’t alone.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 21, 2026

And in Northern Ireland, a phone-free pilot scheme in nine schools has just ended, with a report due to be published in June.

From BBC • Apr. 20, 2026

The regulator last month penalized the auditor of Infinity Q Capital Management over an alleged overvaluation scheme involving a private-fund.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 20, 2026

Washington opposed the scheme on several grounds, but confided his deepest reasons to Henry Laurens, president of the Continental Congress.

From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis




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