kingpin
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While he was no kingpin, one source said, Jando oozes charisma.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 21, 2026
The 76-year-old is the former top associate of the organization's kingpin founder, Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman, who is serving a life sentence in a maximum-security prison in Colorado.
From Barron's ● Jul. 20, 2026
It was not long before Arsenal's defensive kingpin was hitting back at Haaland again.
From BBC ● Jul. 5, 2026
The U.S. case against a Mexican governor is entwined with the mysterious kidnapping of Sinaloa cartel kingpin Ismael ‘El Mayo’ Zambada.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 2, 2026
Francis is wide awake and wearing his favorite-slash-only bathrobe, like he’s some kingpin whose business makes him stacks on stacks of money instead of a technician spending the little he makes on us.
From "They Both Die at the End" by Adam Silvera
Should the same be visited on cyber kingpins?
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 19, 2026
Following an unexpected meeting of minds between presidents Donald Trump and Gustavo Petro, three Colombian drug kingpins find themselves the target of a joint US-Colombia manhunt.
From Barron's ● Feb. 4, 2026
For his part, Rocha has denied attending a meeting with the kingpins or Cuén and said he knew nothing about the event.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 18, 2024
Elsewhere, dance kingpins Chase & Status score their fifth top 10 album with 2 Ruff, Vol.
From BBC ● Nov. 17, 2023
Like kingpins, one steel tier lammed into another, then they all crashed to the floor with a sound as of the roof falling.
From "Black Boy" by Richard Wright
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