mastermind
Example Sentences
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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
Both men are indebted to a mastermind who organizes such jobs—Money, played by Nick Nolte.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 12, 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
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
She’d been a comfort to me for years, and I couldn’t see her as some sort of evil mastermind like everybody else seemed to.
From "Hope Springs" by Jaime Berry
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