mastermind
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Cook was the mastermind of the strategy that made China the primary manufacturing base for Apple devices, with the vast majority of iPhones assembled by contractor Foxconn and other suppliers in Chinese factories.
From Barron's • Mar. 29, 2026
Authorities say several suspects, including the alleged mastermind, remain under active investigation, with further arrests expected.
From BBC • Feb. 19, 2026
His reputation as a mastermind on the defense certainly precedes him, and at USC, that’s where he’ll be needed most.
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 28, 2026
The alleged mastermind of a Slovak investigative journalist's murder went on another retrial on Monday, eight years after the crime triggered upheaval in the central European country.
From Barron's • Jan. 26, 2026
The city was not only home to her dad’s literary idol, but Emily’s, too: Garrison Griswold, CEO of Bayside Press and mastermind of Book Scavenger, the coolest book-hunting game in existence.
From "Book Scavenger" by Jennifer Chambliss Bertman
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