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ringleader

[ring-lee-der] / ˈrɪŋˌli dər /


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The home secretary will change the law so the freed ringleader of a Rochdale grooming gang can be deported, the BBC has been told.

From BBC Jul. 8, 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

In “The Hunting Wives,” Brittany Snow stars as Sophie O’Neil, an ex-Bostonian housewife who gets pulled into the world of Malin Akerman’s socialite ringleader Margo Banks.

From Los Angeles Times Jan. 21, 2026

Now the ringleader is pinned facedown in the dugout dirt.

From "Adrift" by Paul Griffin

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

From Barron's Jan. 21, 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

Police say the three ringleaders remain in custody and say other arrests are possible.

From BBC Feb. 19, 2025

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

From Seattle Times May 20, 2024

Sam and Lige and Walter were the ringleaders of the mule-talkers.

From "Their Eyes Were Watching God" by Zora Neale Hurston




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