kingpin

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A sports kingpin, White is also part of a circle of Trump whisperers and influencers, such as podcasters Theo Von and Joe Rogan, who is also a UFC commentator.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 23, 2026

Hundreds of people dragged away suitcases, computer monitors, pets and furniture as they fled a suspected Cambodian cyberfraud centre, after the country's most wanted alleged scam kingpin was arrested and deported.

From Barron's • Jan. 16, 2026

It also made him a kingpin and punched his ticket to serve as co-leader of the free world for several months.

From Slate • Oct. 17, 2025

Craine, who retired from the DEA and now runs a private security firm, said it’s unlikely that federal prosecutors would ever agree to a deal that gives the kingpin anything less than life in prison.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 25, 2025

Francis is wide awake and wearing his favorite-slash-only bathrobe, like he’s some kingpin whose business makes him stacks on stacks of money instead of a technician spending the little he makes on us.

From "They Both Die at the End" by Adam Silvera