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ringleader

[ring-lee-der] / ˈrɪŋˌli dər /


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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

“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

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

From "Adrift" by Paul Griffin

The BBC's Politics Investigations Correspondent, Billy Kenber, joined members of the Home Office Immigration Enforcement team as they looked to arrest the group's suspected ringleaders on Tuesday morning.

From BBC ● Oct. 6, 2026

Police said they detained 57 Cambodian suspects and eight Chinese "ringleaders" at the office on Tuesday night.

From Barron's ● Mar. 11, 2026

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

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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