mastermind

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The field marshal, acting on CIA intelligence, handed over the alleged mastermind behind the 2021 Kabul airport bombing when Americans were evacuating from Afghanistan.

From BBC • Apr. 10, 2026

“Hannah was the mastermind who figured out four nesting possibilities.”

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 8, 2026

They portray him as the mastermind of a scheme of illicit enrichment.

From Barron's • Apr. 7, 2026

Sports scientist Nomali is the mastermind - and the character through which the game is played, helped by colleagues from across the continent.

From BBC • Feb. 9, 2026

Ptolemy was a headstrong boy, not a military mastermind.

From "Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen" by Susan Blackaby