ringleader
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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
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
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
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
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
Tech stocks were at the forefront, with familiar ringleaders Nvidia and Super Micro Computer again pulling the market higher.
From Seattle Times ● May 6, 2024
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
