kingpin
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The U.S. case against a Mexican governor is entwined with the mysterious kidnapping of Sinaloa cartel kingpin Ismael ‘El Mayo’ Zambada.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 2, 2026
Baghdad had already said it was cutting output because of the crisis, with Kuwait and kingpin Saudi Arabia following suit.
From Barron's ● Mar. 12, 2026
He has been Showtime’s forgotten kingpin, its lost leader, its missing warrior, a stylishly distant legend who had been overshadowed by the seven Lakers whose statues stand watch over the plaza outside Crypto.com Arena.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 22, 2026
The Mexican authorities and the US reported that US intelligence was involved in bringing down the kingpin, lending the operation a sense of cross-border cooperation which could benefit both governments.
From BBC ● Feb. 22, 2026
Well, when he got through figgerin’ he showed it to some other fellers and there it was, plain as anything—the earth wasn’t the big kingpin at all.
From "Across Five Aprils" by Irene Hunt
Should the same be visited on cyber kingpins?
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 19, 2026
Following an unexpected meeting of minds between presidents Donald Trump and Gustavo Petro, three Colombian drug kingpins find themselves the target of a joint US-Colombia manhunt.
From Barron's ● Feb. 4, 2026
He could sanction Mexican officials suspected of complicity with kingpins.
From Slate ● Nov. 4, 2025
“They’re not going after drug kingpins, they’re chasing hardworking people through swap meets and Home Depot parking lots,” said Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass told The Times.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 24, 2025
Like kingpins, one steel tier lammed into another, then they all crashed to the floor with a sound as of the roof falling.
From "Black Boy" by Richard Wright
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