pay ransom
Example Sentences
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Alberto Carvalho said he would not negotiate with or pay ransom to hackers.
From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 3, 2022
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
No conquered States pay ransom with the wholesale confiscation of the lands of private individuals; that is a price which is only exacted from the disorganised and the defenceless.
From The New Irish Constitution by Morgan, J. H.
