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scheme

[skeem] / skim /




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She says finding available taxis has become more difficult, even with London Taxicard scheme, a subsidised taxi service for people with mobility impairments or severe sight loss.

From BBC Aug. 11, 2026

I realize $1,000 isn’t a huge amount in the grand scheme of things, but I’m curious whether there’s a downside.

From MarketWatch Aug. 11, 2026

Though he lost his first attempt in 1986, Jones won their rematch two years later after Swindall had been indicted for perjury in relation to a money-laundering scheme.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 11, 2026

Instead, he simply used new clients’ money to pay earlier investors their “profits”—while keeping a significant portion for himself—a type of fraud that came to be known as a Ponzi scheme.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 10, 2026

Given the disastrous events of April 1865, Mudd assumed that the Union victory had changed the actor’s plans and the scheme to kidnap the president had been abandoned.

From "Chasing Lincoln's Killer" by James L. Swanson

And that means governments will continue to be under pressure to implement early release schemes to avert a capacity crisis.

From BBC Aug. 4, 2026

The report cited the rise of AI, which it said “allows criminal actors to potentially conduct successful fraud schemes against individuals, businesses, and financial institutions.”

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 31, 2026

The Canadian mockumentary follows a musical duo determined to play at a Toronto rock club through various schemes that inevitably go awry.

From MarketWatch Jul. 31, 2026

Additionally, all 12 trustees and 24 schemes are now onboarded to iFAST’s Hong Kong Pension platform as at end-April, which is expected to contribute positively to revenue through 2030.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 30, 2026

Mumbling his grand schemes, the admiral strode back toward the house.

From "The Unseen Guest" by Maryrose Wood

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

Together with their accountant Peter Tarantino, who also was sentenced to prison his role in the situation, the couple schemed to defraud the Internal Revenue Service to avoid paying taxes, prosecutors said.

From Los Angeles Times Jan. 10, 2024

For the next five years, Blake schemed a way to escape the high walls and drab food of "the Scrubs," as it was called by the inmates.

From "Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia" by Marc Favreau

And Zendaya’s Athena “turns out to be a vulnerable victim of war, or perhaps a projection of Odysseus’ conscience — not a scheming and bloodthirsty war goddess.”

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 28, 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

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

Artist Lauren Halsey has been dreaming and scheming on this sculpture park for 17 years.

From Los Angeles Times Apr. 14, 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




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