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ransom

[ran-suhm] / ˈræn səm /




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“It is encouraging to see the strategic initiatives we put in place at the start of this year driving an improved performance,” Chief Executive Andy Ransom said.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 5, 2026

“This is the worst of the five businesses managed-care companies participate in,” says John Ransom, an analyst at Raymond James.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 23, 2025

Raymond James analyst John Ransom wrote in September that Oscar executives had told him that it “sees limited utility in a one-year reprieve.”

From Barron's • Oct. 8, 2025

Mrs McKay's grandson, Mark Dyer, told the BBC the family was inspired by the Mel Gibson movie Ransom to make a last-ditch attempt to solve the mystery.

From BBC • Jun. 11, 2025

And after some refugee teenagers got into a fight near the field, Ransom insisted that the Y hire guards.

From "Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference" by Warren St. John




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