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ransoming

verb

present participle of ransom

as in saving

to free from captivity or punishment by paying a price the prince emptied the treasury to ransom his son from the kidnappers

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Recent Examples of ransoming Abu Sayyaf was particularly notorious for kidnapping and ransoming foreigners. — Jessie Yeung, CNN Money, 17 Dec. 2025

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The team behind the project known as the Stitch have applied for a $60 million federal transportation grant through the Promoting Resilient Operations for Transformative, Efficient and Cost-saving Transportation program.

— Amy Wenk, AJC.com, 13 Oct. 2026
Tucked away under a bed frame, trundle beds are a space-saving solution for a kid’s room, home office, or guest room.

— Blake Bakkila, Architectural Digest, 13 Oct. 2026

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That’s why the researchers say the tool could be useful for rescuing endangered species with a few individuals left—scientists could create fertile breeding pairs using just one male donor.

— Gennaro Tomma, Scientific American, 13 Oct. 2026
That changes when Ma is killed rescuing children whom terrorists are forcing to become suicide bombers.

— Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 9 Oct. 2026

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