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Ransoms meaning
third-person singular simple present indicative of ransom
Using Ransoms
- The main meaning on this page is: third-person singular simple present indicative of ransom
- In the example corpus, ransoms often appears in combinations such as: the ransoms, ransoms paid, pay ransoms.
Context around Ransoms
- Average sentence length in these examples: 22.9 words
- Position in the sentence: 2 start, 7 middle, 7 end
- Sentence types: 16 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Ransoms
- In this selection, "ransoms" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 22.9 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, pay, huge, email and paid stand out and add context to how "ransoms" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include apparently modest ransoms and extracting high ransoms from a. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "ransoms" sits close to words such as aav, abdicating and abductor, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with ransoms
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Experts say the hackers know that insurers are paying increasingly large ransoms. (12 words)
If they must pay ransoms, they should find Gumi or the likes of waspapin. (14 words)
According to Barracuda, only three of the 55 government entities attacked this year paid ransoms. (15 words)
By extracting high ransoms from a small number of victims who are reluctant to share news of their misfortune, the SamSam attackers have remained elusive while amassing an estimated fortune in excess of $6 million. (35 words)
The four-month hell of the journey, the ransoms paid to Sister Ping, the near fatal jump into the icy waters of Rockaway Bay, had on balance all been worth it. (31 words)
Abu Amsha’s younger brother Walid Hussein al-Jasim was sanctioned over accusations he was coordinating abductions, muggings and ransoms as a senior leader of the Suleiman Shah Brigade. (29 words)
Example sentences (16)
Abu Amsha’s younger brother Walid Hussein al-Jasim was sanctioned over accusations he was coordinating abductions, muggings and ransoms as a senior leader of the Suleiman Shah Brigade.
In some cases, victims receive emails with links or attachments that contain software that encrypts files on their computers and holds them hostage until ransoms are paid.
The four-month hell of the journey, the ransoms paid to Sister Ping, the near fatal jump into the icy waters of Rockaway Bay, had on balance all been worth it.
If they must pay ransoms, they should find Gumi or the likes of waspapin.
In recent years, the abductions have been concentrated in northwestern and central regions, where dozens of armed groups often target villagers and travelers for huge ransoms.
The Abu Sayyaf group had targeted American and other Western tourists and religious missionaries, most of whom were freed after ransoms were paid.
Aussies are again being warned to avoid paying email ransoms after a series of sextortion scams have been discovered flooding inboxes across the country.
In 2017, ransomware resulted in $5 billion in losses, both in terms of ransoms paid and spending and lost time in recovering from attacks.
Local governments in particular are vulnerable to more financial debt to try to recover systems if they don’t pay ransoms than if they do, researchers said.
According to Barracuda, only three of the 55 government entities attacked this year paid ransoms.
Experts say the hackers know that insurers are paying increasingly large ransoms.
Renting their “knowhow” to extort ransoms or provide another tool in the armoury of terrorist groups such as al-Shabaab and Boko Haram.
By extracting high ransoms from a small number of victims who are reluctant to share news of their misfortune, the SamSam attackers have remained elusive while amassing an estimated fortune in excess of $6 million.
The cumulative expense of the ransoms, however, proved a drain on the Order's resources.
The mission was a success; diplomatic ties were made and an agreement for the Ais to receive ransoms for all the shipwrecked sailors they returned.
Władysław then proceeded to release many high-ranking Teutonic Knights and officials for apparently modest ransoms.
Common combinations with ransoms
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts: