king's ransom

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Recent Examples of king's ransom While the Cowboys might be entertaining trade offers, Jones is likely to seek a king's ransom to part with Parsons. Kevin McCormick, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 Aug. 2025 The king's ransom paid Apple for Google search priority has been called into question due to the government's antitrust case against Alphabet . Zev Fima, CNBC, 1 Aug. 2025 Williams is such a talented prospect that experts are saying the Bears should not trade the first overall pick for a king's ransom. Jon Hoefling, USA TODAY, 5 Feb. 2024 What king's ransom would the price of entry be if the trumpeters all make a ‘living wage’ for a temporary job best filled by college students? Luther Ray Abel, National Review, 17 Feb. 2023 But a king's ransom awaits you with A Royal Corgi Christmas (Hallmark, Nov. 25), where a prince who's about to assume the throne gifts his mother a rambunctious corgi named Mistletoe, who's in desperate need of a trainer. Dan Snierson, EW.com, 22 Nov. 2022
Recent Examples of Synonyms for king's ransom
Noun
  • Eventually, though, their fortunes changed.
    Miriam Pensack, The Dial, 30 Sep. 2025
  • Unless good fortune comes its way, preseason games might be as close as Quebec City gets to NHL games.
    Julian McKenzie, New York Times, 30 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Only three shops in Jerusalem carry the generic beige rolls that bundle, hold and seal.
    Romina Ruiz-Goiriena, USA Today, 4 Oct. 2025
  • Paramount Home Entertainment will release all 10 seasons and a complete series bundle in 4K UHD on digital for the first time on October 20.
    Angela Andaloro, PEOPLE, 2 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • At the start of the season, the classic and fall flights are accompanied by a lemonade flight featuring blueberry-coconut, watermelon-mint, spicy peach-chamoy and apple cider.
    Camila Pedrosa, Sacbee.com, 3 Oct. 2025
  • Add some squirrel-deterrent plants like mint, garlic, and marigolds to your garden.
    Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 2 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • It is reserved for two duck boats and vast piles of decoys.
    Worth Matthewson, Outdoor Life, 2 Oct. 2025
  • Then began the process of trimming the pile down to a fraction of its size.
    Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 2 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • The Saints basically made one play on offense, the 87-yard bomb to Rashid Shaheed.
    Michael Salfino, New York Times, 6 Oct. 2025
  • Through the streets of World War I Paris, the bohemian artist attempts to outmaneuver bombs, policemen, girlfriends, and critics in an increasingly desperate search of a home for his art.
    Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 6 Oct. 2025

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