kingpins of the movie industry
a police sting that nabbed several kingpins of the city's drug trade
Recent Examples on the WebFrom 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, USA TODAY, 22 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 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 See all Example Sentences for kingpin
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