mastermind
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That suffered a blow in 2011 when US forces raided a compound in Pakistan and found Osama bin Laden, the mastermind of the 9/11 attacks that killed nearly 3,000 people.
From Barron's ● Jul. 17, 2026
Soccer and the mastermind behind that World Cup — created for the 23 players who will wear the U.S. crest at home this summer.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 7, 2026
Keegan is one of the most transformational figures in Newcastle's history, the mastermind behind the Entertainers, who challenged for the Premier League title in 1996.
From BBC ● Jun. 1, 2026
Najib's defence lawyers blamed Low and dubbed him the mastermind of the scheme.
From Barron's ● May 15, 2026
She was a deductive mastermind, he supposed, but her gift wasn’t honed from training her mind for acute observation.
From "The Last Last-Day-of-Summer" by Lamar Giles
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
Ross and Matt Duffer, the sibling masterminds behind Netflix’s “Stranger Things,” are closer to finding out if they’ve achieved that in the eyes of the show’s fans.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 25, 2025
Adam Foltz, one of the masterminds of those very same Wisconsin maps.
From Salon ● Jul. 20, 2025
At long intervals some masterminds appeared, looking upon each advance in practical science as a retro-gradation in the true utility.
From The Works of Edgar Allan Poe — Volume 4 by Poe, Edgar Allan
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
Having now masterminded Ecuador's turnaround at the World Cup, the 45-year-old has perhaps achieved the biggest feat of his managerial career.
From BBC ● Jun. 26, 2026
He masterminded “Hopscotch,” the opera presented throughout downtown L.A. and environs, with the audience riding in limousines.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 3, 2026
“There is no comparison between Plutarch, who masterminded the rebel breakout, and those three beauticians,” says Fulvia icily.
From "Mockingjay" by Suzanne Collins
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
The latest person to let down her guard was Susie Wiles, the White House chief of staff who is credited with masterminding Trump’s 2024 win, and who has a reputation for discretion.
From Salon ● Dec. 17, 2025
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
Postecoglou lasted just two turbulent seasons as Tottenham boss before being sacked in June -- only 16 days after masterminding their Europa League final victory over Manchester United.
From Barron's ● Oct. 18, 2025
He was at the helm for the 2-1 series defeat in New Zealand four years later, before masterminding an against-the-odds series win over world champions South Africa in 1997.
From BBC ● May 11, 2025
