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ringleader

[ring-lee-der] / ˈrɪŋˌli dər /


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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

“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

In December, a court in the US also sentenced Oluwaseun Adekoya, a Nigerian ringleader of nationwide bank fraud and money-laundering conspiracies, to 20 years in prison for laundering over $2m.

From BBC ● Jul. 9, 2026

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

“If you don’t punish him too you’re letting the ringleader off scot-free.”

From "Black Swan Green" by David Mitchell

More than 85 arrests were made, including the two suspected ringleaders, both from Poland, Kraag said.

From Barron's ● Jan. 21, 2026

Some of its forces managed to rescue Alawites and it has put some of the ringleaders of the massacres on trial.

From BBC ● Dec. 8, 2025

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

Might Mr. Nixon be banking on us doing his job punishing the ringleaders ourselves?

From "Black Swan Green" by David Mitchell


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