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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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Becoming a kingpin If wasn't long after Wedding was released from prison before authorities cracked down on him again.
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Jackson Thompson, Fox News, 8 Mar. 2025
Crypto kingpins rubbing elbows with the president and the head of the Securities and Exchange Commission?
—Allison Morrow, CNN, 7 Mar. 2025
Freeway took direct aim at the rapper’s moniker — which is derived from him, a former drug kingpin.
—Amber Corrine, VIBE.com, 3 Mar. 2025
After losing everything in a cryptocurrency scam, a ragtag team of vigilante Redditors attempt to kidnap the kingpin who screwed them over.
—Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 28 Feb. 2025
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Jackson Thompson, Fox News, 8 Mar. 2025
Crypto kingpins rubbing elbows with the president and the head of the Securities and Exchange Commission?
—Allison Morrow, CNN, 7 Mar. 2025
Freeway took direct aim at the rapper’s moniker — which is derived from him, a former drug kingpin.
—Amber Corrine, VIBE.com, 3 Mar. 2025
After losing everything in a cryptocurrency scam, a ragtag team of vigilante Redditors attempt to kidnap the kingpin who screwed them over.
—Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 28 Feb. 2025
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“Kingpin.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/kingpin. Accessed 12 Mar. 2025.
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