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The Cowboys have a porous defense, and the scheme just isn’t paying dividends.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026

The Chargers’ offense looks disjointed, with a run scheme that doesn’t fit the roster’s personnel; there are real questions about new coordinator Mike McDaniel’s job security.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026

Under the new scheme, inmates serving sentences of up to 19 months will be released after completing a third of their jail term.

From BBC ● Sep. 30, 2026

Google’s pricing scheme will allow customers to run more complex workflows and receive more output per dollar compared to other models.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 30, 2026

A new scheme had just flickered into my mind.

From "The Red Car to Hollywood" by Jennie Liu

More than 39,000 people arrived under the Afghan Resettlement Programme and in July 2025 the government confirmed the schemes were either closed to new applicants or discontinued.

From BBC ● Sep. 28, 2026

Since then many more women have come forward to say they were victims of Love’s schemes, which often involved him impersonating a San Francisco 49ers player.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 23, 2026

The Journal published an investigation last year reporting that the two men were officers of Epstein entities that obscured transactions, arranged cash for Epstein, made payments to women and facilitated Epstein’s immigration schemes.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 23, 2026

EU countries offer VAT refunds for non-EU visitors, while other European countries such as Switzerland have similar schemes.

From BBC ● Sep. 21, 2026

“I’ve learned my lesson. No more wooing rich widows for me! No more crackpot schemes about ostrich racing! I’ll stick to good honest ballooning from now on.”

From "The Long-Lost Home" by Maryrose Wood

In December, as the coach of the Atlanta Falcons, he schemed his team to a 27-24 victory over the Rams.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 16, 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

Born in 625, B’ajlaj Chan K’awiil schemed for power from his base in Dos Pilas, setting off a civil war between forces loyal to him and those loyal to Nuun Ujol Chaak.

From "1491" by Charles C. Mann

"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

It could be argued Tielemans' arrival addresses an issue Manchester United have had since Carrick quit in 2018; the scheming midfielder with an eye for a pass, who can break a defensive line.

From BBC ● Aug. 12, 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

Ms. Aviv writes of a psychotic mother with persecutory delusions who thinks her eldest daughter is in league with a scheming professor.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 24, 2026

One minute she was talking to my father, complaining about the tenants upstairs, scheming how to evict them under the pretense that relatives from China were moving in.

From "The Joy Luck Club" by Amy Tan