scheming

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She played the scheming, seductive Iris in the 1970 blaxploitation comedy classic “Cotton Comes to Harlem.”

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 16, 2026

Meng, who had initially been charged with scheming to evade US sanctions on Iran, was freed in September 2021.

From Barron's • Feb. 6, 2026

Their closeness derails Rausch’s “three steps ahead” scheming.

From Salon • Jan. 28, 2026

"The scheming, the lying, it just took over my whole life," the 34-year-old from Barry in south Wales said.

From BBC • Jan. 7, 2026

“I tell you now that your fears are founded. It’s all true; forces are watching at every minute of every day, scheming against you. Against us.”

From "Challenger Deep" by Neal Shusterman