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In 2025, Phillips's daughter, Hollie, called for government action to ensure the scheme was implemented properly.

From BBC ● Nov. 4, 2026

“The scheme under investigation revolved around contracts worth approximately 2.45 billion pesos with the agency responsible for federal prisons, funds earmarked for the security of the country’s prison system.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 4, 2026

Additional cuts could now be brought forward because of strong interest in the latest redundancy scheme, Nedeljkovic said Wednesday.

From Barron's ● Nov. 4, 2026

TfW's flagship scheme to transform an old Victorian railway into a turn-up-and-go rapid transit service, similar to the London Underground and Manchester Metrolink, is Wales' single-biggest infrastructure project since devolution in 1999.

From BBC ● Nov. 4, 2026

Such was Miss Lucas’s scheme; and appearances were so favourable, that when they parted at night, she would have felt almost secure of success if he had not been to leave Hertfordshire so very soon.

From "Pride and Prejudice" by Jane Austen

But Lovell said "not all companies have delivered the environmental improvement schemes they have been funded for".

From BBC ● Oct. 29, 2026

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

The restaurants tend to feature low-lighting and industrial color schemes, which give them the modern vibe of a club that also happens to smell like freshly grilled meat.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 25, 2026

Napoleon produced no schemes of his own, but said quietly that Snowball’s would come to nothing, and seemed to be biding his time.

From "Animal Farm: A Fairy Story" by George Orwell

In the early 1970s, the rock manager Shep Gordon schemed up ways to infuriate moms and dads, knowing it would make his client Alice Cooper look that much cooler to their children.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 3, 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

Cowboys coach Mike McCarthy schemed against Stafford for 10 seasons when McCarthy coached the Green Bay Packers and Stafford played for the Lions.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 27, 2023

And though I had prayed and figured and thought and schemed, I could not come up with a way to make those numbers look any better.

From "Hattie Big Sky" by Kirby Larson

Thanks to this scheming, Yarbrough’s chances—to represent a district that includes parts of one of the most diverse cities in the U.S.—are looking good.

From Slate ● Nov. 3, 2026

"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

Hardly the smoking gun that puts him in an Afghan cave, scheming with Osama bin Laden.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 3, 2026

The scheming look actually made Hanako a little nervous.

From "A Place to Belong" by Cynthia Kadohata