mastermind
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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
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
One evil mastermind that you can stop to make everything okay.
From "The Benefits of Being an Octopus" by Ann Braden
Sheikh Hamad was one of the key masterminds behind modern Qatar and had taken power from his father in June 1995 in a bloodless coup.
From BBC ● Jul. 12, 2026
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
They were the masterminds behind “Gasolina,” Daddy Yankee’s song that arguably mainstreamed reggaetón.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 22, 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 Edgar Allan Poe
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
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
In addition to collaborating on the company’s games, he masterminded all of their early marketing campaigns and shareware distribution schemes, with astounding results.
From "Ready Player One: A Novel" by Ernest Cline
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
In an echo of Boris Johnson's adviser Dominic Cummings, McSweeney is credited with masterminding a general election landslide yet blamed for turbulence and U-turns once in government.
From BBC ● Feb. 8, 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
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
