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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

Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood will set out on Monday the legal steps she will take to deport the freed ringleader of a Rochdale grooming gang.

From BBC Jul. 13, 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

My Uncle Emmanuel—the ringleader of these jokes—smiles at me.

From "Kwame Crashes the Underworld" by Craig Kofi Farmer

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

Reuss and another suspect, a former paratrooper, are alleged to have been the group’s ringleaders.

From Seattle Times May 20, 2024

The two SFJ ringleaders were also formally labeled as “terrorists” by India in 2020, with the government requesting that Interpol issue a “red notice” for Pannun’s arrest; the international policing body declined to do so.

From Slate Nov. 29, 2023

The ringleaders of this school are Descriptivists: they describe how language actually is used rather than prescribing how it ought to be used.

From "The Sense of Style" by Steven Pinker




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