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ringleader

[ring-lee-der] / ˈrɪŋˌli dər /


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In November last year, the girlfriend of the alleged ringleader, Jesús "El Kekas" Gerardo, was sentenced in a separate trial to twenty years in prison.

From BBC ● Oct. 9, 2026

Mexican prosecutors are pursuing jail sentences of more than 200 years for each of the defendants, as well as an additional 168-year sentence for the alleged ringleader.

From BBC ● Sep. 8, 2026

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

There is also something less expected: tears, especially from ringleader Johnny Knoxville.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 29, 2026

As the ringleader and his buddies walk away, I can see him doing it.

From "Adrift" by Paul Griffin

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

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

They demanded the names of the adult ringleaders.

From "Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow" by Susan Campbell Bartoletti


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