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scheme

[skeem] / skim /




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The scheme has heavy polluters pay for the greenhouse gases they emit, obliging them to buy allowances that are capped in number, sold in auctions and tradeable.

From Barron's • Jun. 9, 2026

A proposed new scheme by North Yorkshire Council outlines a countywide approach to managing trees and green spaces.

From BBC • Jun. 9, 2026

Philip Wu, a Chicago-based enrolled agent with the IRS who prepares taxes for clients, tells of a client who was victimized by a Ponzi scheme and lost a bundle.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 8, 2026

The cattle empire that turned out to be a giant Ponzi scheme.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 8, 2026

In such a scheme, William was an oddity—a man who already did desk work but found it too stressful.

From "The Woman All Spies Fear" by Amy Butler Greenfield




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