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
Prosecutors allege that an Indonesian woman named Lie Siu Luan, who is among those on trial, is the ringleader.
From BBC ● Jul. 8, 2026
UK government officials are in talks with Pakistan about the possibility of deporting a Rochdale grooming gang ringleader to the country.
From BBC ● Jul. 3, 2026
There is also something less expected: tears, especially from ringleader Johnny Knoxville.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 29, 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
Police say the three ringleaders remain in custody and say other arrests are possible.
From BBC ● Feb. 19, 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
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