kingpin
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"We did not know that he was the kingpin," Hun Manet told AFP in Brussels, where he stopped as part of an international trip to shore up diplomatic support over a border conflict with Thailand.
From Barron's • Feb. 25, 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
Border Security Minister Alex Norris said the UK was "cracking down on the criminals exchanging human lives for cash" and praised officers for apprehending "this smuggling kingpin".
From BBC • Jan. 7, 2026
Hence the relative ease with which the regime gave up its kingpin.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 6, 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
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