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
Prosecutors allege that an Indonesian woman named Lie Siu Luan, who is among those on trial, is the ringleader.
From BBC ● Jul. 8, 2026
Now the ringleader is pinned facedown in the dugout dirt.
From "Adrift" by Paul Griffin
But critics say that only the small-time players ever get arrested, with the ringleaders most often getting off scot-free.
From Barron's ● Sep. 30, 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
There is a risk that smuggling networks are replaced the moment some ringleaders are arrested.
From BBC ● Nov. 28, 2024
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
They demanded the names of the adult ringleaders.
From "Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow" by Susan Campbell Bartoletti
