scheme

Example Sentences

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The child element of universal credit will automatically increase from May onwards, owing to the workings of the scheme so eligible parents do not need to apply.

From BBC • Apr. 5, 2026

That only taught May to scout, scheme and sweat even harder.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 5, 2026

The scheme started after the EU's Common Agricultural Policy began calculating subsidies based on land instead of livestock in 2014.

From Barron's • Apr. 3, 2026

It is, in other words, completely meaningless in the grand scheme of things.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 3, 2026

Eventually, the KGB came up with a scheme that would serve as a kind of smoke screen for Blake's spying on behalf of Russia.

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