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The Sentencing Act is the government's attempt to find a permanent, more sustainable solution to a prison overcrowding crisis after an emergency scheme was introduced by the Labour government in 2024.

From BBC ● Jul. 23, 2026

It says in its official announcement that the scheme will generate a “recurring revenue stream” and it expects the sales “to become a meaningful, ongoing source of revenue for the company.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 23, 2026

“It had to be 3 in the morning, those were the days of those crazy hours,” Witkoff testified at Trump’s 2023 New York civil trial for a decadeslong scheme of lying about his property values.

From Slate ● Jul. 22, 2026

Northern Ireland is currently the only part of the UK which does not have a compensation scheme.

From BBC ● Jul. 22, 2026

Grace, Jake, and Kojo worked out an elaborate scheme for not being at their own homes on Tuesday night.

From "The Smartest Kid in the Universe" by Chris Grabenstein

They fall victim to Ponzi schemes and other scams.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 23, 2026

Fraudsters can be in search of higher pay from padded credentials or may have more sophisticated schemes in mind, like gaining access to company data.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 15, 2026

The Memorial Garden, hanging baskets along Victoria Street, flower displays at the Channel Islands' only railway station, and planting schemes at both the harbour and airport are among areas being showcased.

From BBC ● Jul. 12, 2026

The schemes ease economic regulations such as taxation and customs duties within a given territory to attract investors.

From Barron's ● Jul. 10, 2026

Such is the consolation offered by any of the current bilingual schemes.

From "Hunger of Memory" by Richard Rodriguez

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

Murdaugh introduced Satterfield’s sons to Cory Fleming, a fellow lawyer, who represented them in the case and schemed with Murdaugh to collect on his homeowner’s insurance policies.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 15, 2025

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

He’d schemed his way out of that one and saved his friends all by himself, but at least he’d had time to think.

From "The Mark of Athena" by Rick Riordan

“But behind the scenes? Heidi and I were still thick as thieves, scheming side by side, laughing at how easy it was to keep the world guessing and the checks coming in.”

From Los Angeles Times ● May 21, 2026

A year ago her predecessor, Peter Kyle, unveiled a set of government tools powered by AI, named "Humphrey" after the scheming official from the classic BBC sitcom Yes, Minister.

From BBC ● Apr. 17, 2026

Other invitees include a flighty young woman named Theodora and the homeowner’s nephew Luke; they join the scheming Montague and the home’s caretakers, Mr. and Mrs. Dudley.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 4, 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

It would take only a word to the guards for Matthias to put an end to all their scheming.

From "Six of Crows" by Leigh Bardugo