ringleader
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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 ringleader ended up pleading guilty and being sentenced to more than 10 years in prison; the other three received sentences ranging from 18 months to five years.
From Salon ● Jun. 2, 2026
The alleged ringleader, Alan Carrillo, was charged with theft and “altering, planting or concealing evidence.”
From Los Angeles Times ● May 7, 2026
Then one of them, this kid who was the ringleader of the group, walked over.
From "Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood" by Trevor Noah
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
Fars added that the buildings were "severely damaged" and police arrested several people described as "ringleaders".
From Barron's ● Jan. 1, 2026
Reuss and another suspect, a former paratrooper, are alleged to have been the group’s ringleaders.
From Seattle Times ● May 20, 2024
Judge Richard Marks KC said Gormley "succumbed to temptation and greed" when approached by one of the people-smuggling ringleaders.
From BBC ● Nov. 30, 2023
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
