scheme
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But he warned a deposit scheme would encourage people to buy from illicit retailers who didn't make them pay it.
From BBC • Jun. 1, 2026
What might motivate Rozier to take part in such as scheme is perplexing.
From Los Angeles Times • May 29, 2026
By that time, however, Scheuer's ministry had already entered into binding contracts with the designated toll scheme operators.
From Barron's • May 29, 2026
Sheffield Children's Hospital is part of a "mutual aid" scheme in which its pathology consultants help to cover shortages in other parts of England.
From BBC • May 29, 2026
Given the disastrous events of April 1865, Mudd assumed that the Union victory had changed the actor’s plans and the scheme to kidnap the president had been abandoned.
From "Chasing Lincoln's Killer" by James L. Swanson
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