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kingpins of the movie industry
a police sting that nabbed several kingpins of the city's drug trade
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One of their biggest hits is Tulsa King, which features Sylvester Stallone as a mob kingpin who sets up an operation in the sleepy town of Tulsa, Oklahoma.
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Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 4 Mar. 2025
As Mags, the Bennett clan matriarch and local criminal kingpin, Margo Martindale intimidated and surprised (to an Emmy-winning degree).
—EW.com, 19 Feb. 2025
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The United States is preparing to return cybercrime kingpin Alexander Vinnik to Russian custody as part of an exchange for American Marc Fogel, a U.S. official said Wednesday.
—Katherine Faulders, ABC News, 12 Feb. 2025
The last season left off with Rue owing kingpins a couple of g’s without resolving that major story line.
—Zoe Guy, Vulture, 10 Feb. 2025
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Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 4 Mar. 2025
As Mags, the Bennett clan matriarch and local criminal kingpin, Margo Martindale intimidated and surprised (to an Emmy-winning degree).
—EW.com, 19 Feb. 2025
Peter Charalambous, and Kevin Shalvey 2:54 NurPhoto via Getty Images, FILE
The United States is preparing to return cybercrime kingpin Alexander Vinnik to Russian custody as part of an exchange for American Marc Fogel, a U.S. official said Wednesday.
—Katherine Faulders, ABC News, 12 Feb. 2025
The last season left off with Rue owing kingpins a couple of g’s without resolving that major story line.
—Zoe Guy, Vulture, 10 Feb. 2025
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“Kingpin.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/kingpin. Accessed 6 Apr. 2025.
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