mastermind
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A supply-chain mastermind, he is more likely to be touring manufacturing plants than spending time in Apple’s design studio.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 29, 2026
Goldberg painted Grant as the mastermind who, once caught, tried to minimize his involvement and turn over “a big fish” like Banks.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 24, 2026
Police said the theft’s alleged mastermind is already in custody.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 18, 2026
Johor police chief Ab Rahaman Arsad said authorities were working with Interpol to track down the mastermind behind the operations.
From BBC ● Aug. 11, 2026
They sat at their table in the library, and James explained the mastermind code he’d come up with over the weekend, every so often looking over to where Maddie sat.
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
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
The boy who had thought of a mouse to turn his windmill had thought out some of the sublimest things in nature, and was henceforward to rank as one of the few masterminds of science.
From Famous Men of Science by Sarah K. Bolton
That failure led to Arne Slot being sacked as Liverpool manager just 12 months after he masterminded the club's Premier League title triumph in his first season after succeeding Jurgen Klopp.
From Barron's ● Aug. 14, 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
The new stage adaptation is being masterminded by Tilted Musicals, the production company run by Girls Aloud songwriter Miranda Cooper and producer Sam Hodges.
From BBC ● Apr. 21, 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 where an awkward wallflower finally, triumphantly blooms.
From Salon ● Jul. 9, 2026
Appointed under the new ownership in 2021, his achievements have been unprecedented - masterminding three consecutive promotions while navigating a Hollywood takeover, global spotlight and increasing pressure.
From BBC ● Apr. 15, 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
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
