ringleader

First baseman Chick Gandil was the ringleader, while star pitcher Eddie Cicotte was the key figure.

From BBC ● Oct. 1, 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

I’m not trying to be a ringleader or anything, but if I hadn’t started this whole thing, we wouldn’t be in this boat.

From "Dumplin'" by Julie Murphy

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

Fars added that the buildings were "severely damaged" and police arrested several people described as "ringleaders".

From Barron's ● Jan. 1, 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

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