kingpins of the movie industry
a police sting that nabbed several kingpins of the city's drug trade
Recent Examples on the WebMaking 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 But Boeing has a long road to fixing its dented image and building trust as an aviation kingpin.—Prarthana Prakash, Fortune Europe, 13 May 2024 The prolific producer and comedy kingpin has not announced any plans to retire or step away from SNL.—Lesley Goldberg, The Hollywood Reporter, 10 May 2024 It’s revealed early on that Alice is a whistleblower, leveraged by the Feds into feeding them information to build a corporate malfeasance case against the company run by arrogant business kingpin Daniel Bailey (Richard Roxburgh).—David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter, 6 May 2024 The shocking information about Hamas kingpin Yahya Sinwar was revealed by Gen. Jack Keane, FOX News Channel senior strategic analyst and former U.S. army vice chief of staff, in an interview with Sky News Australia on Thursday.—Benjamin Weinthal, Fox News, 5 May 2024 From the beginning, the media portrayed Ross as a murderous drug kingpin presiding over a vast global cartel, and for the community on Silk Road, that simply didn’t add up.—Alex Winter, Rolling Stone, 2 May 2024 The sourest note is struck by one firmly xenophobic white male resident (Emmanuel Bonami) who’s convinced everyone else is a drug kingpin.—Dennis Harvey, Variety, 26 Apr. 2024 There were hedge fund kingpins and Silicon Valley executives accused of personal or business misconduct.—David Enrich, New York Times, 10 Apr. 2024
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