kingpin
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US actor RJ Mitte, best known for his role as the defiant son of drug kingpin Walter White in the drama series Breaking Bad, has died aged 34.
From BBC ● Oct. 12, 2026
Now, with its Red Sea bypass route disrupted by attacks, the world’s oil kingpin is having to return to the waterway it was trying to avoid in the first place.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 22, 2026
While he was no kingpin, one source said, Jando oozes charisma.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 21, 2026
It was not long before Arsenal's defensive kingpin was hitting back at Haaland again.
From BBC ● Jul. 5, 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
Yet other than Chen, none of the alleged kingpins sanctioned by the U.S., including skyscraper developer Xu Aimin, have been publicly charged or arrested.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 20, 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
For his part, Rocha has denied attending a meeting with the kingpins or Cuén and said he knew nothing about the event.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 18, 2024
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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