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Ressa meaning

  1. A female given name.
  2. A surname.

Using Ressa

  • The main meaning on this page is: A female given name. | A surname.
  • In the example corpus, ressa often appears in combinations such as: maria ressa, ressa and, ms ressa.

Context around Ressa

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 26.7 words
  • Position in the sentence: 8 start, 8 middle, 1 end
  • Sentence types: 16 statements, 1 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

maria 5× emotions 1× journalist 1× wednesday 1× told 1×

Often after:

argued 1× launched 1× viewed 1×

Sentence patterns with Ressa

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

cnn journalist ressa have been 1× devices and ressa viewed them 1× for ms ressa s arrest 1× i told ressa you know 1× maria ressa mr by 1× of maria ressa and the 1× officer maria ressa was arrested 1× on wednesday ressa was arrested 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

amnesty international philippines 1× but rappler and 1× footage streamed on 1× in its decision 1× maria ressa mr 1× nobel peace prize 1×

Common sentence endings:

11 previous occasions 1× and three months 1× department of justice 1× emotions ressa argued 1× in the country 1× instruments of change 1×

Words around Ressa

Just before it in the word index:

resq 2 respublika 2 resps 2 respray 3 responsum 11 responsories 4

Just after it in the word index:

resse 2 ressler 20 resso 3 ressource 2 ressources 3 rest 13.641

Similar in corpus frequency:

aav 21 abdicating 21 abductor 21 abet 21 abh 21 abhorred 21

Corpus analysis for Ressa

  • In this selection, "ressa" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 26.7 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, maria, emotions, journalist, argued, launched and viewed stand out and add context to how "ressa" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include cnn journalist ressa have been and devices and ressa viewed them. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "ressa" sits close to words such as aav, abdicating and abductor, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with ressa

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

Amnesty International Philippines said Ressa's arrest was based on a 'trumped up libel charge'. (15 words)

But Rappler and former CNN journalist Ressa have been probed and investigated on 11 previous occasions. (16 words)

Ressa has also posted bail on tax evasion charges which she denies and says were politically motivated. (17 words)

Longer example sentences

Maria Ressa (MR): By next year, I’ll have been a journalist for 35 years and…at no other time can I remember our two countries, the people in our two countries, the manipulation online of the people in our two countries, be in such identical situations. (47 words)

In its decision, the Philippines' Court of Tax Appeals said the prosecutors had failed to prove their guilt beyond reasonable doubt, and concluded that Ms Ressa and Rappler did not gain from the transactions, according to Rappler's report on the verdict. (42 words)

Nobel Peace Prize winner Maria Ressa and her online news company have been cleared of tax evasion charges she said were part of a slew of legal cases used by former president Rodrigo Duterte to muzzle critical reporting. (38 words)

Question examples

Panelo, his spokesman, told me: “I told Ressa: ‘You know why the president is pissed off with you? (18 words)

Example sentences (17)

In its decision, the Philippines' Court of Tax Appeals said the prosecutors had failed to prove their guilt beyond reasonable doubt, and concluded that Ms Ressa and Rappler did not gain from the transactions, according to Rappler's report on the verdict.

Nobel Peace Prize winner Maria Ressa and her online news company have been cleared of tax evasion charges she said were part of a slew of legal cases used by former president Rodrigo Duterte to muzzle critical reporting.

Ressa’s journalists reported that Duterte was using a network of social media trolls, bots and paid influencers to disseminate lies, principally on Facebook.

The very nature of social media, too, encourages users to continue seeking content which stoke these emotions, Ressa argued.

But Rappler and former CNN journalist Ressa have been probed and investigated on 11 previous occasions.

Maria Ressa (MR): By next year, I’ll have been a journalist for 35 years and…at no other time can I remember our two countries, the people in our two countries, the manipulation online of the people in our two countries, be in such identical situations.

The EU Parliament’s renewed interest in the Philippines is undoubtedly also sparked by the case of Maria Ressa, and the generally deteriorating situation for the press in the country.

Amnesty International Philippines said Ressa's arrest was based on a 'trumped up libel charge'.

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Footage streamed on Facebook showed plain-clothes party officials speaking with Maria Ressa, while several of the site’s journalists live-tweeted what was happening.

Observations on how Rappler chief executive officer Maria Ressa was arrested by officers of the National Bureau of Investigation on charges of cyberlibel surfaced on social media.

On Wednesday, Ressa was arrested at the paper’s headquarters on suspicion of “cyber libel” by the Philippine Department of Justice.

Panelo, his spokesman, told me: “I told Ressa: ‘You know why the president is pissed off with you?

Ressa has also posted bail on tax evasion charges which she denies and says were politically motivated.

Ressa said that this was her seventh time to post bail as she faced 11 complaints and charges overall in a span of a year and three months.

Since Ressa launched Rappler with other high profile journalists about seven years ago, it has become known for its thorough investigations on the extrajudicial killings in Duterte’s war on drugs.

Young people were going online in huge numbers, usually on mobile devices, and Ressa viewed them as instruments of change.

The government prepared a warrant for Ms. Ressa’s arrest to coincide with her return to the Philippines on Sunday evening after a weekslong trip abroad that included appearances at several high-profile journalism awards ceremonies.

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Common combinations with ressa

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "ressa" in a sentence?
An example: "In its decision, the Philippines' Court of Tax Appeals said the prosecutors had failed to prove their guilt beyond reasonable doubt, and concluded that Ms Ressa and Rappler did not gain from the transactions, according to Rappler's report on the verdict." This page contains 10+ example sentences with the word "ressa" from authentic English texts.
What does "ressa" mean?
Ressa means: A female given name.
How many example sentences with "ressa" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains at least 10+ example sentences with "ressa", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.