pay ransom
Example Sentences
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The FBI says it does not pay ransom in such attacks and advises victims not to either.
From Los Angeles Times • May 6, 2023
Asked whether money was exchanged, Nichols reiterated that the U.S. government does not pay ransom for hostages but declined to say whether any other organization had paid.
From Washington Post • Dec. 17, 2021
Asked about rumors that a ransom was paid, he declined to comment other than to say “the United States government does not pay ransom for hostages.”
From Seattle Times • Dec. 17, 2021
Adam Ki zinger, a Republican congressman from Illinois, told CNN he believed the US should negotiate with the kidnappers, but not pay ransom.
From BBC • Oct. 19, 2021
In the Var, the Bouches-du-Rhône, Vaucluse, from Digne and Draguignan, to Avignon and Aix, one had to pay ransom.
From The House of the Combrays by Le Notre, G., [pseud.]
