kingpins of the movie industry
a police sting that nabbed several kingpins of the city's drug trade
Recent Examples on the WebBut Mike's past seems to catch up to him as a kingpin cartel widow, Isabel (Kate del Castillo), and her son Armando (Jacob Scipio) begin assassinating people tied to her husband's downfall, including Mike.—Rendy Jones, EW.com, 12 June 2024 The last season left off with Rue owing kingpins a couple of g’s without resolving that major story line.—Zoe Guy, Vulture, 11 June 2024 From 2006-2011 agents in Arizona stood down as straw purchasers illegally bought 2,000 guns at shops, intending to use the information to track trafficking patterns and arrest the kingpins.—Nick Penzenstadler, The Courier-Journal, 23 May 2024 Making calories the kingpin also helped lead to the low-fat-diet movement, which Fung and other experts blame for ushering in our current age of obesity.—Michelle Stacey, Smithsonian Magazine, 14 May 2024 See all Example Sentences for kingpin
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