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counterplotted

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past tense of counterplot

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So Japanese engineers and scientists plotted out an operations plan that would extend over the next decade and visit two more asteroids.

— Eric Berger, ArsTechnica, 6 July 2026
That will really set the tone for that day, which is just being plotted out now, to really engage in a conversation that will be open to industry pass holders, press, and public to talk about the future of independent film.

— Lily Ford, HollywoodReporter, 2 July 2026

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That journey validated why Coward became intrigued with joining an independent sports agency.

— Mark Medina, Forbes.com, 29 June 2026
But Kaplan also was intrigued by other labs’ findings that mast cells could fend off a common type of skin bacteria called Staphylococcus aureus.

— ABC News, ABC News, 27 June 2026

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In 2011, Aguirre devised a technique to motivate his Real Zaragoza players ahead of a league match against Real Madrid.

— Colin Millar, New York Times, 4 July 2026
Scientists at the Korea Institute of Geoscience and Mineral Resources (KIGAM) have devised a technique to turn still-wet coffee grounds into high-grade biofuel in as little as 90 seconds.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 1 July 2026

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Prosecutors detailed at least four games in which the defendants are alleged to have schemed to have Beasley manipulate individual game stats for the benefit of gamblers.

— Chloe Atkins, NBC news, 1 July 2026
The show centered on Lucy, a housewife who desperately wanted to be a star and often schemed ways to appear alongside her bandleader husband.

— Virginia Chamlee, PEOPLE, 20 June 2026

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So far, nine Guam kingfishers have been released on Palmyra Atoll, three of which were hatched and hand-reared at the National Aviary.

— Finch Walker, USA Today, 3 July 2026
Busy season begins as only bird rescue source Baby bird season has hit the rescue particularly hard this year with the influx of fresh birds being hatched with nowhere to go.

— Maveah Griffith, Charlotte Observer, 3 July 2026

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Prosecutors allege the companies conspired for years to manipulate industry price benchmarks that influence wholesale egg prices nationwide.

— Rena Rowe, The Washington Examiner, 30 June 2026
State prosecutors said Peters and a deputy clerk in 2021 conspired to turn off security cameras in the room where Mesa County's voting machines were stored and improperly granted access to an outside activist by stealing someone else’s identity.

— Joey Garrison, USA Today, 30 June 2026

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