scheme
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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
As a country, we went from nothing into this full scheme of building, building, building.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 10, 2026
Last week, federal authorities arrested eight people and charged 15 in an alleged scheme to steal more than $50 million in healthcare funds by running sham hospice facilities across Southern California.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 9, 2026
They portray him as the mastermind of a scheme of illicit enrichment.
From Barron's • Apr. 7, 2026
This looked like some new scheme of villainy....
From "Dracula" by Bram Stoker
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"The Ransom of Red Chief" by O. Henry
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