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So it should come as no surprise that before his 10-year run as UCLA’s basketball coach ended in 2013, Howland had schemed for his dream retirement.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 22, 2025

Ciferri confessed the whole saga to prosecutor Alessandro Diddi in a Nov. 26 text in which she said she had schemed with Chaouqui in hopes of sparing Perlasca from becoming a criminal defendant.

From Seattle Times Dec. 4, 2022

Chrane claimed Herrick had schemed for them to marry in secret so he could sue newspapers for libel when they wrote that he was unmarried.

From Washington Post Apr. 21, 2021

Cosby’s defense team on Monday sought to undercut Constand’s credibility, pressing her about accusations that she had schemed to plant a false story of abuse to reap hush money.

From Reuters Apr. 17, 2018

Last time they had schemed like that, they covered his seat with clear glue and Danny got stuck to his chair.

From "The Way to Rio Luna" by Zoraida Cordova