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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

The Ukrainian is suspected of being one of the masterminds of the operation, which involved charting a yacht and sailing from the German port of Rostock.

From BBC • Aug. 21, 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 Poe, Edgar Allan