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counterplotted

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past tense of counterplot

as in plotted

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Not a particularly easy watch, to say the least, the complexly plotted film leans into the madness, and intense brutality experienced by the characters.

— Abid Rahman, HollywoodReporter, 13 July 2026
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

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He was intrigued by the new space company and saw an opportunity to help build the future of spaceflight.

— Eric Berger, ArsTechnica, 15 July 2026
So when Sandra, who wanted to protect her identity for privacy reasons, heard about a new injectable body contouring product last summer, she was intrigued.

— Leah Dolan, CNN Money, 13 July 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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According to the ancient Greeks, a mighty serpent called Ophion incubated an enormous egg that hatched into the universe and all its inhabitants.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 10 July 2026
Newly hatched larvae in infected animals could then mature and breed to produce even more flies within the US.

— Bloomberg, Mercury News, 7 July 2026

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In the June indictment, prosecutors alleged that Banks conspired with several other men to kill Bowman after a concert near Blackshear, Georgia, on May 21, 2021.

— Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone, 14 July 2026
Court documents say another man, Joshua Woods, conspired with Lewis-Bynum to kill Jaheim Boone.

— Julia Coin Updated July 14, Charlotte Observer, 14 July 2026

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