ransoms 1 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of ransom
as in rescues
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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noun

plural of ransom
as in recoveries

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  1. rescues
  2. recoveries
  3. saves
  4. redemptions
Verb
  • Some anti-immigration activists have targeted the Royal National Lifeboat Institution, a 200-year-old volunteer force that rescues people in distress at sea, because it is often called out to meet the migrant boats.
    — Jill Lawless, Los Angeles Times, 24 Sep. 2026
  • As Christian Science teaches, fear and danger are no more than mesmeric beliefs, from which Christ, the spiritual idea of God, rescues us.
    — The Christian Science Monitor, Christian Science Monitor, 18 Sep. 2026
Definition of rescues
Noun
  • Poor overnight recoveries in the foothills and wind prone areas.
    — CA Weather Bot, Sacbee.com, 16 Oct. 2026
  • Catching the booster directly out of the sky at the pad reduced the need for sea-barge recoveries.
    — Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 13 Oct. 2026
Definition of recoveries
Verb
  • Anything that saves a little extra time during the holidays gets five stars from us.
    — Sophia Beams, Better Homes & Gardens, 21 Oct. 2026
  • This level of financial clarity also saves attorneys’ time and fees because the hard conversations have been had in advance.
    — Catherine Shanahan, Forbes.com, 20 Oct. 2026
Definition of saves
Noun
  • However, data from Agence France Tresor shows that the average maturity of French debt stands at roughly 8 years and 158 days, with debt redemptions relatively well staggered.
    — , CNBC, 19 Oct. 2026
  • And because these things can’t be bought and sold quickly like a share of stock, the firms have had to limit those redemptions.
    — Liz Hoffman, semafor.com, 8 Oct. 2026
Definition of redemptions
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