kingpin
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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
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
After decades as the second-biggest U.S. burger chain by sales behind McDonald’s, it had just been surpassed by Wendy’s as well as chicken sandwich kingpin Chick-fil-A, according to market-research firm Technomic.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 7, 2026
The Mexican authorities and the US reported that US intelligence was involved in bringing down the kingpin, lending the operation a sense of cross-border cooperation which could benefit both governments.
From BBC ● Feb. 22, 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
Yet other than Chen, none of the alleged kingpins sanctioned by the U.S., including skyscraper developer Xu Aimin, have been publicly charged or arrested.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 20, 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
“They’re not going after drug kingpins, they’re chasing hardworking people through swap meets and Home Depot parking lots,” said Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass told The Times.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 24, 2025
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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