Isaac Wright Jr.

You plead guilty you get 20 years, you plead guilty you get 15 years. That's the lowest time I heard and I said I'm no kingpin, I didn't do this. I decided at that moment that I was going to prison and I wasn't going to pay someone to send me to prison. I decided to put the gloves on, string up the boots, and get into the fight.

Jim Ross

My first broadcast partner provided color commentary even though he was totally blind. Leroy McGuirk was a former NCAA Wrestling Champion at Oklahoma State University and long time kingpin of the NWA Junior Heavyweight Division before losing his sight in a car accident in Little Rock in the early 1950s.

American Entertainer

Elena Satine

I think I could totally be a gangster, but I could never be the kind of gangster that carries things out myself. I would have to be the kingpin that has my minions go and do the dirty bidding. I think I'd be pretty good at giving orders.

Georgian Actress

Helen Andelin

A man wants a woman who will place him at the top of his priority list, not second but first. He wants to be the kingpin around which all other activities of her life revolve.

American Activist

Bobby Seale

I'd have no trouble being the barbecue kingpin of America. I'd just add it to all the other things I am: jazz musician, carpenter, architect, engineer and revolutionary.

Indicates someone's dominant position, often in a slightly negative context related to illegal or shady activities.

Power Implications

Frequently used in news or crime dramas when referring to a high-ranking figure in an organized crime group.

Criminal Association

Suggests a central, controlling role, without necessarily having an official title.

Leadership Nuance

Specific to the sport of bowling and easily identified by the associated context.

Bowling Terminology

Understanding its position helps in improving bowling techniques.

Pin Placement

Emphasizes that without this part, the whole system could fail or be less effective.

Strategic Importance

Used in technical or industry-specific discussions, often related to structure or strategy.

Industry Jargon

When used metaphorically, it indicates something critical but not always obvious.

Figurative Use

 this is the guy she's been looking for the kingpin himself he had this really base voice like really really strong low voice and he spoke really really quietly and he kind of commanded this aura of respect all around him so it was just like him in the center and

Going Undercover to Save...

 We both have big dreams. We both have mothers who suffer from drug addiction that led to their incarceration, a devastating result of the war on drugs. Like many people unjustly sentenced for drugs, Chris was no kingpin.

Kingpin

Power Implications

Criminal Association

Leadership Nuance

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