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U.K. officials, while acknowledging that Iran presents a risk, question whether Iran had the capability to launch such an attack or mastermind it from within the U.K.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 27, 2026

A man tricking a hospital receptionist is not exactly a criminal mastermind.

From Salon ● Oct. 15, 2026

The September 11, 2001 attacks were carried out by mostly Saudi hijackers orchestrated by mastermind Osama bin Laden, a wealthy Saudi.

From Barron's ● Sep. 11, 2026

But a quarter of a century on, the trial of its alleged mastermind is yet to begin and families of those killed fear that time for justice to be delivered is running out.

From BBC ● Sep. 8, 2026

The city was not only home to her dad’s literary idol, but Emily’s, too: Garrison Griswold, CEO of Bayside Press and mastermind of Book Scavenger, the coolest book-hunting game in existence.

From "Book Scavenger" by Jennifer Chambliss Bertman

The boys are not masterminds; the victims are not fools.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 14, 2026

The church had previous accused successive governments of failing to identify the masterminds behind the bombings.

From Barron's ● Feb. 25, 2026

Matt and Ross Duffer, the sibling masterminds behind Netflix’s juggernaut, discussed Vol.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 1, 2026

The movie will be directed by Dune's Denis Villeneuve and is currently in development and being overseen by Amazon MGM Studios after long-serving masterminds Barbara Broccoli and Michael G Wilson stood down in February.

From BBC ● Sep. 24, 2025

You can't expect two masterminds like us to pig it in that room downstairs.

From Mike and Psmith by P. G. (Pelham Grenville) Wodehouse

Trump calls Wiles the "ice maiden" after the Florida political operative masterminded his 2024 election win, and until recently the first ever female chief had maintained steely discipline at the White House.

From Barron's ● Oct. 20, 2026

He became chairman in 2009, and masterminded the rise from League One and move into the American Express Stadium.

From BBC ● Sep. 19, 2026

A whole new genre of celebrity divorce: Slate’s Scaachi Koul considers how Bunnie Xo, an archetypical “Cool Girl,” seems to have masterminded a new strategy for getting divorced in the public eye.

From Slate ● Jul. 16, 2026

By comparison, the total illegal profit from the insider-trading scheme masterminded by hedge-fund titan Raj Rajaratnam was $53.8 million.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 30, 2026

Howard had masterminded a situation that made refusal costly.

From "Seabiscuit: An American Legend" by Laura Hillenbrand

They square the circle of Swift masterminding a full-scale trolling of media and fans while simultaneously hosting a cotton-candy celebrity circus.

From Salon ● Jul. 9, 2026

Interim boss Carrick is making his case for the permanent job after masterminding an impressive turnaround since Ruben Amorim was sacked in January.

From Barron's ● Feb. 7, 2026

She defended Edward Snowden and Julian Assange, who were indicted for masterminding two of the biggest leaks of intelligence secrets in U.S. history.

From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 4, 2026

Whoever Benfica draw, few would rule out Mourinho masterminding something special at the Bernabeu or San Siro.

From BBC ● Jan. 28, 2026

Low is alleged to have gained his wealth after masterminding a scheme to steal billions from 1Malaysia Development Bhd., or 1MDB, a Malaysian sovereign-wealth fund.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 21, 2025