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He’s just employing the classic false promises of any grifter running a get-rich-quick scheme.

From Salon ● Sep. 2, 2026

Gareth Hetherington, director of the Ulster University Economic Policy Centre, said there was a case for a VAT cut pilot scheme in NI.

From BBC ● Sep. 2, 2026

It comes as Prime Minister Andy Burnham announced changes to the scheme, which will mean more prisoners, including those convicted of manslaughter, will remain behind bars for longer.

From BBC ● Sep. 1, 2026

Hospitality and tourist businesses in Cornwall are calling for a temporary VAT reduction scheme to be widened and extended.

From BBC ● Sep. 1, 2026

“I just don’t want anyone, not even Gwydion, dreaming up another scheme to have me turn invisible.”

From "The Black Cauldron" by Lloyd Alexander

However, under UK law, agents are required to put deposits from tenants in regulated schemes.

From BBC ● Aug. 25, 2026

It added: "Authorities have the discretion to design their own schemes, within the CRF guidance, to ensure the poorest children do not go hungry."

From BBC ● Aug. 24, 2026

He kicks balls with his left foot, which requires long snappers to make an adjustment and change blocking schemes because most kickers use their right foot.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 19, 2026

The results indicate that pollinator-friendly planting schemes may need to consider more than simply providing large numbers of flowers.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 19, 2026

Dad had dreamed up many dangerous schemes over the years, but this was the first that really shocked me.

From "Educated" by Tara Westover

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

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

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

Scenes flesh out a lineup of predatory city characters, from an obsessive building superintendent to a scheming nightclub impresario.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 19, 2026

Spaeny and Melton were cast as Ashley and Austin, a Gen-Z couple working at a Montecito country club, dreaming and scheming toward upward mobility, a good 18 months before filming began in early 2025.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 27, 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

Now that the last of the rice was gone it was in a sense a relief: no amount of scheming and paring would make it go any further: the last grain had been eaten.

From "Nectar in a Sieve" by Kamala Markandaya