as in architect
a person who designs and guides a plan or undertaking
the real mastermind behind the embezzlement scheme
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as in to engineer
to plan out usually with subtle skill or care
he was charged with masterminding a plan to redecorate the suite of offices without seriously disrupting business operations
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Dennis Harvey, Variety, 29 Oct. 2024
Nike officially announced the coming of the Wu-Tang Dunks on Friday on the SNKRS website and Instagram through a kung-fu film style visual campaign featuring New York Knicks players Jalen Brunson, Mikal Bridges, and Josh Hart; alongside the mastermind of the clan, RZA.
—Ime Ekpo, Forbes, 26 Oct. 2024
Lilah Ramzi, Vogue, 11 Sep. 2024
Leonard Glenn Francis, a former defense contractor convicted for masterminding an unprecedented bribery and fraud scheme targeting the U.S. Navy, was sentenced Tuesday in federal court to 15 years in prison.
—Elias Lopez, CBS News, 5 Nov. 2024
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Instead, there’s an eventual pileup of scheming contrivances that require us to believe a character painted all along as sweetly uncomplicated was really harboring the deviousness of a criminal mastermind.
—Dennis Harvey, Variety, 29 Oct. 2024
Nike officially announced the coming of the Wu-Tang Dunks on Friday on the SNKRS website and Instagram through a kung-fu film style visual campaign featuring New York Knicks players Jalen Brunson, Mikal Bridges, and Josh Hart; alongside the mastermind of the clan, RZA.
—Ime Ekpo, Forbes, 26 Oct. 2024
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As one of the creative director’s first fresh bag silhouettes (he’s masterminded a couple of archival reprises), the GG Milano bag debuted at the Milan fashion show for Gucci’s Fall/Winter 2024 collection.
—Lilah Ramzi, Vogue, 11 Sep. 2024
Leonard Glenn Francis, a former defense contractor convicted for masterminding an unprecedented bribery and fraud scheme targeting the U.S. Navy, was sentenced Tuesday in federal court to 15 years in prison.
—Elias Lopez, CBS News, 5 Nov. 2024
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Los Angeles, California This 1924 Spanish-modern Mediterranean in Silver Lake was renovated by architect Josiah Maddock.The Week Staff, theweek, 12 Nov. 2024
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During that time, the actor purchased an uninhabitable island in Tahiti and recruited Los Angeles architect Judge, portrayed by Jon Heder, to build the world’s first ecologically friendly retreat.Samantha Bergeson, IndieWire, 5 Nov. 2024
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Russell Wilson engineered an offense that moved the ball well enough to set up Chris Boswell’s franchise record-tying six field goals, and the defense stifled the Ravens.Jack Magruder, Forbes, 21 Nov. 2024
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Brock Purdy engineered a last-minute drive that left it up to Jake Moody, who made a 44-yard field goal as time expired to atone for three earlier misses.Cam Inman, The Mercury News, 10 Nov. 2024
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Additionally, 415 hospitals didn't include all payer and plan names in their files, and 231 hospitals didn't post accurate minimum and maximum negotiated charges for items and services.Maya Goldman, Axios, 20 Nov. 2024
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In the coming world, machine intelligences navigating conflict and negotiating peace might help clarify, or even surmount, traditional dilemmas.Henry A. Kissinger, Foreign Affairs, 18 Nov. 2024
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The sense of right and wrong The Diplomat told us drives Wyler is less important to maintain than zigzag plotting leading the two women to a cliffhanger catfight.Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 13 Nov. 2024
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President-elect Trump, charged with plotting to overturn the last election, now establishing himself as a transformational political force, reshaping American politics in his own image.NBC News, NBC News, 10 Nov. 2024
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However, the rise of adversarial AI has heightened the risk of data poisoning, where malicious threat actors manipulate data to mislead LLMs, potentially leading to flawed business decisions.Shane Buckley, Forbes, 21 Nov. 2024
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Directed by Curtis Hanson, the original watches as Peyton infiltrates the lives of the Bartel family after experiencing personal and professional ruin, slowly gaining their trust while manipulating them from within.Matt Grobar, Deadline, 18 Nov. 2024
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Your task is to arrange them into four groups of four by figuring out the links between them.Kris Holt, Forbes, 20 Nov. 2024
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On these two albums, the highest priority is arranging the songs to best showcase the essence and flavor of their melodies.Billboard Japan, Billboard, 20 Nov. 2024
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As Ben Ryder Howe reported in New York magazine’s The Intelligencer, a group of billionaires associated with the Club has been maneuvering to privatize contested swaths of land that yield access to the Crazies for some time.Ryleigh Nucilli, Outside Online, 14 Nov. 2024
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Indonesia’s surprise In this current environment, the central banks of both Indonesia and Thailand are attempting to maneuver themselves in the aftermath of the recent Fed cut.Shafi Musaddique, CNBC, 31 Oct. 2024
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“Mastermind.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mastermind. Accessed 28 Nov. 2024.
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