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scheme

[skeem] / skim /




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Reeves added that at the forthcoming UK-EU summit, she hoped for confirmation of the youth mobility scheme she has been pushing for since she was in office.

From BBC ● Nov. 1, 2026

Spanning an area the size of Singapore, the $700-million scheme is the first cross-border wind project in Asia and the largest wind farm in Southeast Asia.

From Barron's ● Nov. 1, 2026

And the modern compulsion to text cheeky little jokes alluding to the scheme, once again, claims new victims.

From Slate ● Oct. 31, 2026

The Department of Education’s post includes an image of the two characters in seemingly identical stances, outfits and color scheme.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 30, 2026

“It is a totally different scheme, and it will change the course of history.”

From "Fallout: Spies, Superbombs, and the Ultimate Cold War Showdown" by Steve Sheinkin

The Philippines foreign ministry earlier said Lazaro had spent Wednesday in the eastern state of Shan, overseeing humanitarian schemes aiding those displaced in the civil war triggered by the coup.

From Barron's ● Oct. 29, 2026

In May 2025, a grand jury indicted Owens on one count of fraudulent schemes, one count of forgery, four counts of perjury and one count of tampering with physical evidence in Echard’s case.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 26, 2026

That distinction becomes especially important in the CD-35 2722 system, where the possible moon is itself massive enough to be considered a planet under some classification schemes.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 25, 2026

Previous schemes to help first-time buyers did not restrict eligibility by income but faced criticism for stoking house prices by allowing relatively wealthy households to borrow more.

From BBC ● Oct. 23, 2026

His mind revolved around a host of problems and schemes: the sword, Martin’s grave, defense of the Abbey, Cornflower.

From "Redwall" by Brian Jacques

Sean McVay and the Rams schemed against Kliff Kingsbury when he coached the Arizona Cardinals.

From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 6, 2026

He schemed to get an imported copy seized by customs to trigger a court case over its content.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 30, 2026

Afforded extra space by his manager's decision to play Jack Grealish alongside him in a central position, De Bruyne schemed in the way he usually does.

From BBC ● Dec. 4, 2024

City-states, hoping to win civic glory, sometimes schemed to bribe top athletes to falsely claim that city as their own.

From Salon ● Aug. 10, 2024

She was the smart girl who schemed to get out of schoolwork, but also a stranger who suggested hanging out with someone new.

From "The Science of Breakable Things" by Tae Keller

"I know what I did, I know what we did, and I know how it happened. It didn't feel like we were scheming or plotting."

From BBC ● Sep. 28, 2026

Instead of scheming to hack a company, a swarm with as many as 10,000 agents hacked away at math for 88 hours, building on each other’s work—and the work of humans—until they reached a solution.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 12, 2026

Where are the well-rounded characters, smart dialogue, ingenious scheming on one side and even more ingenious problem-solving on the other?

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 20, 2026

Deluded self-mythologizing was at the core of Johnson’s mockumentary series “Nirvanna the Band the Show” and well-regarded movie expansion about two musicians perpetually scheming to perform at Toronto’s Rivoli club.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 11, 2026

In the light of morning she convinced herself that her scheming had been a dream.

From "The Underground Railroad: A Novel" by Colson Whitehead


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