mastermind
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A man tricking a hospital receptionist is not exactly a criminal mastermind.
From Salon ● Oct. 15, 2026
Are you a silent assassin, a strategic mastermind or an agent of chaos?
From BBC ● Oct. 1, 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
A US military judge ruled Friday that confessions made by alleged 9/11 attacks mastermind Khalid Sheikh Mohammed to FBI agents are inadmissible and cannot be used against him at trial, The New York Times reported.
From Barron's ● Aug. 28, 2026
He was by far the coolest guy at C Average, totally adorable, and the mastermind behind making Cap Anderson eighth grade president.
From "Schooled" by Gordon Korman
The boys are not masterminds; the victims are not fools.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 14, 2026
Notably, First Light was the last project supervised by Bond masterminds Barbara Broccoli and Michael G Wilson before they gave creative control to the franchise's new owners, Amazon MGM Studios.
From BBC ● Jun. 13, 2026
The church had previous accused successive governments of failing to identify the masterminds behind the bombings.
From Barron's ● Feb. 25, 2026
The Envelope spoke to the masterminds behind three of this year’s most arresting campaigns to learn the secrets of their craft.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 9, 2025
The boy who had thought of a mouse to turn his windmill had thought out some of the sublimest things in nature, and was henceforward to rank as one of the few masterminds of science.
From Famous Men of Science by Sarah K. Bolton
Trump calls Wiles the "ice maiden" after the Florida political operative masterminded his 2024 election win, and until recently the first ever female chief had maintained steely discipline at the White House.
From Barron's ● Oct. 20, 2026
He became chairman in 2009, and masterminded the rise from League One and move into the American Express Stadium.
From BBC ● Sep. 19, 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
“In on it? Little girl, I masterminded it.”
From "Beauty Queens" by Libba Bray
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
The latest person to let down her guard was Susie Wiles, the White House chief of staff who is credited with masterminding Trump’s 2024 win, and who has a reputation for discretion.
From Salon ● Dec. 17, 2025
And their mini-meltdowns only add to the stresses of parents dashing between school plays, present shopping and masterminding the family feast.
From BBC ● Dec. 16, 2025
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
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