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
“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
Then one of them, this kid who was the ringleader of the group, walked over.
From "Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood" by Trevor Noah
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The Secretariat of the Commission for Combating Cybercrime said Cambodian courts handled 37 major cases between 2025 and mid-January 2026, resulting in the conviction of 172 ringleaders and accomplices.
From BBC ● Jan. 20, 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
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
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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