ringleader
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First baseman Chick Gandil was the ringleader, while star pitcher Eddie Cicotte was the key figure.
From BBC ● Oct. 1, 2026
The Security Service was aware of Mohammed Sidique Khan, the man who turned out to be the ringleader, but it was unaware of what he was about to carry out.
From BBC ● Sep. 10, 2026
With the garish gusto of a WWE wrestler, Tucker’s entrance as the ringleader of the show “Stamptown” electrifies the stage.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 25, 2026
“It’s a workplace comedy but because of those two it takes on a whole other life,” said their mutual friend John McKeever, whose ringleader roles on“Tires” include head writer, director, editor and cast member.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 14, 2026
The ringleader had made a dash for it and was trying to climb over a wall.
From "Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood" by Trevor Noah
More than 85 arrests were made, including the two suspected ringleaders, both from Poland, Kraag said.
From Barron's ● Jan. 21, 2026
Energy Transfer identified two U.S.-based Greenpeace entities and the umbrella group Greenpeace International as the ringleaders responsible for the pipeline fiasco.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 5, 2025
There is a risk that smuggling networks are replaced the moment some ringleaders are arrested.
From BBC ● Nov. 28, 2024
Reuss and another suspect, a former paratrooper, are alleged to have been the group’s ringleaders.
From Seattle Times ● May 20, 2024
The ringleaders of this school are Descriptivists: they describe how language actually is used rather than prescribing how it ought to be used.
From "The Sense of Style" by Steven Pinker
