mastermind

But in a deposition, she said she was absolutely not the mastermind behind the now-defunct stephaniejonesleaks.com.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 26, 2026

Najib, 73, had a close relationship with Jho Low, the fugitive Malaysian financier and alleged mastermind of the scheme.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 18, 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

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

If Zeitoun was transferred to a secret prison, their lives would be reversed completely: they would go from the well-off children of a successful man to the disgraced children of a presumptive sleeper-cell mastermind.

From "Zeitoun" by Dave Eggers

The general assured them he distinguished between the masterminds behind the uprising and soldiers ordered to carry it out.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 12, 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

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 Edgar Allan Poe

Mr. El-Sayed has used Fight Agency, the consulting firm that masterminded the Mamdani mayoral campaign, for his digital and social-media strategy.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 28, 2026

And then in 2024 he masterminded the Kursk attack -- the first sustained foreign incursion into Russia since WWII.

From Barron's ● Jul. 21, 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 that stage, of course, Ancelotti had masterminded Brazil's first comeback victory in a World Cup knockout game since beating Turkey in the semi-finals some 24 years ago.

From BBC ● Jun. 29, 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

Ramírez considered herself one of the creative directors of the cohort, masterminding video shoots and making sure their social media marketing stayed consistent with the festival’s branding.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 29, 2026

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

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

Jacklin backed up that first win by masterminding a first away triumph by any team from this side of the Atlantic in 1987.

From BBC ● Sep. 23, 2025