ransomer

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Noun
  • Tari Eason is an excellent defender who plays with a ton of energy and can be dangerous when his shot is falling.
    Law Murray, New York Times, 18 May 2026
  • On most plays, Division III defenders couldn’t even stay close.
    Dan Greene, New Yorker, 18 May 2026
Noun
  • His nanny was his fierce protector and insulated him from the depredations of Nazis and their enablers, baptizing him and teaching him to handily hurl anti-Jewish epithets to fit in.
    Ron Kampeas, Sun Sentinel, 11 May 2026
  • Thanks to their historic ability to maintain value and even rise in price when market conditions deteriorate, both metals are considered worthwhile for those looking for a portfolio protector.
    Matt Richardson, CBS News, 11 May 2026
Noun
  • The former warden is also accused of having accepted money to move Weekes out of solitary confinement.
    Dan Raby, CBS News, 14 May 2026
  • The most visible woman at the company, though, had long been Donaldson’s mother, Sue Parisher, a former military-prison warden who led the company’s HR department.
    Irin Carmon, Vulture, 22 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • But most of her extended conversations on campus were either with the administrator, Val, or with the custodian, a man named Hank who liked to park himself in her office doorway and expostulate about the upcoming hunting season.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 11 May 2026
  • Now, agencies must weigh whether to adhere to federal dictates or comply with state transparency rules, with some directing records custodians and media spokespersons to acknowledge public records requests but not fulfill them unless ICE grants approval, records show.
    Monique O. Madan, Sun Sentinel, 11 May 2026
Noun
  • During this seasonal tour, guests can explore the grounds and keeper's house, as well as climb the 60 stairs to the top of the lighthouse tower.
    Jacqueline Dole, Travel + Leisure, 17 May 2026
  • An own-goal charged to Dash keeper Jane Campbell accounted for the Current’s final tally.
    The Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 16 May 2026
Noun
  • Yeoman warders take part in the ceremonial search ahead of the state opening.
    Alexander Smith, NBC news, 13 May 2026
  • She’s accompanied by a chaperone/warder, Loti (Céline Menville), a Frenchwoman who has a mean way with a dagger, and cabin boy Blaster (Kayden Price).
    Robert Lloyd, Los Angeles Times, 29 June 2025
Noun
  • There are 10 others — a bear, dragon, fox, knight, lion, marauder, mustang, red panda, watchman and wolf — that will be narrowed to a final three via a public voting process that ends Friday.
    Mike Danahey, Chicago Tribune, 14 Apr. 2026
  • Ideas like reparative journalism and sousveillance — an antonym for surveillance, concerning watching the watchmen in a reversal of power — earn fleeting mentions, but are never the focus of actual inquiry.
    Siddhant Adlakha, Variety, 14 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • Of course, none of this would be possible if the DOJ and Blanche happened to remember the department’s own function as the ostensible guardian of the rule of law.
    New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 14 May 2026
  • In California, babies between 15 days and 6 months can only work for 20 minutes at a time and spend two hours on set per day; also mandatory is a nurse, a guardian and a studio teacher, who ensures the baby’s wellbeing is looked after.
    Payton Turkeltaub, Variety, 14 May 2026
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“Ransomer.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ransomer. Accessed 20 May. 2026.

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