Example Sentences

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Details about the release of the 100 schoolchildren remain unclear, including whether it was secured through negotiation or by force, and whether any ransoms were paid.

From BBC • Dec. 8, 2025

In fact, it is illegal to pay ransoms in Nigeria.

From BBC • Nov. 29, 2025

The payment of ransoms has been outlawed in an attempt to cut the supply of money to the criminal gangs, but it has had little effect.

From BBC • Nov. 23, 2025

Police advice is to never pay hacker ransoms as it encourages the criminal ecosystem.

From BBC • Sep. 26, 2025

"Knights and lordlings, they take each other captive and pay ransoms, but they don't care if the likes of you yield or not."

From "A Clash of Kings" by George R.R. Martin