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ringleader

[ring-lee-der] / ˈrɪŋˌli dər /


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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

Andy Burnham has said he will ask the home and foreign secretaries to "review all possible options" to deport the ringleader of a notorious Rochdale grooming gang.

From BBC ● Jul. 1, 2026

There is also something less expected: tears, especially from ringleader Johnny Knoxville.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 29, 2026

The State has not been looking for a third person, a ringleader for this crime, because I think they recognize that this person doesn't exist.”

From "Just Mercy" by Bryan Stevenson

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

More than 85 arrests were made, including the two suspected ringleaders, both from Poland, Kraag said.

From Barron's ● Jan. 21, 2026

Four defendants described as ringleaders were sentenced to between five years and nine months and eight years in jail by a court in western Germany.

From BBC ● Mar. 6, 2025

Reuss and another suspect, a former paratrooper, are alleged to have been the group’s ringleaders.

From Seattle Times ● May 20, 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


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