ringleader

The case of grooming gang ringleader Shabir Ahmed, who Pakistan has resisted attempts to deport, is one example.

From BBC ● Aug. 30, 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

However the effectiveness of those sentences has come under increased scrutiny this week as it emerged one former gang ringleader in Rochdale had been released early.

From BBC ● Jul. 5, 2026

My Uncle Emmanuel—the ringleader of these jokes—smiles at me.

From "Kwame Crashes the Underworld" by Craig Kofi Farmer

Chhay Sinarith, the senior minister, has said authorities have raided more than 250 scam centers and launched legal cases against some 750 alleged ringleaders.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 20, 2026

Two 45-year-old Iraqi Kurds identified as the ringleaders of the smuggling network received the heaviest terms -- 12 and 15 years -- over the deaths of seven Afghans trying to reach the English coast.

From Barron's ● Nov. 18, 2025

Police say the three ringleaders remain in custody and say other arrests are possible.

From BBC ● Feb. 19, 2025

Tech stocks were at the forefront, with familiar ringleaders Nvidia and Super Micro Computer again pulling the market higher.

From Seattle Times ● May 6, 2024

True to form, the Durham police focused on the protest’s white participants, assuming them to be the ringleaders, and arrested Carl Hickey, a twenty-one-year-old Duke Divinity School student, and Gordon Carey.

From "The Best of Enemies" by Osha Gray Davidson