ringleader
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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
Aliyu's report of the incident to the police prompted what the commissioner described as an "intelligence-driven operation" that led to the arrest of the alleged ringleader and subsequently the other suspects.
From BBC ● Jul. 21, 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
Ms. Allen adds credibility to these theories, however, by piecing together Richmond’s likely role as the ringleader of the cohort.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 12, 2026
Now the ringleader is pinned facedown in the dugout dirt.
From "Adrift" by Paul Griffin
But critics say that only the small-time players ever get arrested, with the ringleaders most often getting off scot-free.
From Barron's ● Sep. 30, 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
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
Eleven men were accused of being ringleaders in the fracas and arrested.
From "Fannie Never Flinched" by Mary Cronk Farrell
