ringleader

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

From BBC ● Oct. 1, 2026

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

“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

The ringleader had made a dash for it and was trying to climb over a wall.

From "Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood" by Trevor Noah

Cambodian authorities have said he is among at least six Prince Group ringleaders arrested, while casinos, buildings and other real estate valued at nearly $1 billion have been frozen.

From Barron's ● Nov. 6, 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

Two 45-year-old Iraqi Kurds identified as the ringleaders of the smuggling network received the heaviest terms -- 12 and 15 years -- over the deaths of seven Afghans trying to reach the English coast.

From Barron's ● Nov. 18, 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