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scheme

[skeem] / skim /




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Edens, 64, hasn’t been named publicly as the target of the alleged scheme.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 10, 2026

Digital ID - After the government's retreat from a mandatory scheme, new legislation would outline how voluntary digital ID would be implemented and allow access to public services.

From BBC • May 10, 2026

She also gave up on the neutral household color scheme and plenty of her cleaning routines, including daily vacuuming or attempting to keep the kids’ toys in their bedrooms.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 8, 2026

Dozens of people have been convicted over a scheme in which federal prosecutors say a charity fraudulently billed the Minnesota government for meals for children during the Covid-19 pandemic.

From BBC • May 7, 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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