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    Will Ransom (1878 – 24 May 1955) was an American graphic designer, letterer, typeface designer, and the foremost bibliographer of private presses. Born...
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  • Ransom! is a 1956 American crime drama film about the kidnapping of the son of a wealthy couple. Written by Richard Maibaum and Cyril Hume, the film is...
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    Ransom is the practice of holding a prisoner or item to extort money or property to secure their release, or the sum of money involved in such a practice...
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  • Ransom is a 1996 American action thriller film directed by Ron Howard from a screenplay by Richard Price and Alexander Ignon. The film stars Mel Gibson...
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  • Jessica Ransom (born 1 December 1981) is a British actress and writer, best known for her role as medical receptionist Morwenna Newcross in the ITV drama...
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    "The Ransom of Red Chief" is a short story by O. Henry first published in the July 6, 1907 issue of The Saturday Evening Post. It follows two men who kidnap...
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  • involved. Ransom or The Ransom may also refer to: Ransom (surname) Ransom (given name) Ransom, Illinois, a village Ransom, Kansas, a city Ransom, Kentucky...
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  • The Space Trilogy (also known as The Cosmic Trilogy or The Ransom Trilogy) is a series of science fiction novels by C. S. Lewis. The trilogy consists of...
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    Kidnapping (section Ransom)
    which is a separate legal category. Kidnapping may be done to demand a ransom in exchange for releasing the victim, or for other illegal purposes. Kidnapping...
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  • Look up king's ransom in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. King's Ransom may refer to: The ransom sum paid to release a captured king, including: Richard...
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  • the bid for 1988 Summer Olympics. The ransom asked by the terrorists was 2.5 million U.S. dollars. The public will not know the full details until declassification...
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  • Ransom or Ransome is an English surname, also found in some trade names and military company names; it might derive either from the noun "ransom" or from...
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    have to let go of her beating heart if she's to stay with him forever". Will Lawrence of Empire Online praised the performance of three leads of the film...
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  • Ransomware (redirect from Cyber ransom)
    that permanently blocks access to the victim's personal data unless a "ransom" is paid. While some simple ransomware may lock the system without damaging...
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    Ransom is a village in LaSalle County, Illinois, United States. The population was 308 at the 2020 census, down from 384 at the 2010 census. It is part...
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    The ransom theory of atonement is a theory in Christian theology as to how the process of Atonement in Christianity had happened. It therefore accounts...
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    Ransom Riggs (born February 3, 1979) is an American writer and filmmaker best known for the book Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children. Riggs was...
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    Ransom is Thomas E. G. Ransom. The first post office in Ransom was established in 1887, but it was called Ogdensburgh until 1888. Ransom was incorporated as...
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  • Ransom is a male given name which may refer to the following people: Ransom Cook (1794–1881), American inventor Ransom W. Dunham (1838–1896), U.S. Representative...
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    Ransom Township is a township in Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 1,401 at the 2020 census. The township includes the...
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    Ransom Eli Olds (June 3, 1864 – August 26, 1950) was a pioneer of the American automotive industry, after whom the Oldsmobile and REO brands were named...
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  • Elwin Ransom is the main character in the first two books of C. S. Lewis' The Space Trilogy, namely Out of the Silent Planet and Perelandra. In the final...
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  • Terrell Louis Ransom Jr. (born July 5, 2003), also known as Kid Prodigy, is an American actor. He is mostly known for his roles on The Amazing World of...
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    Lathan Ransom (born July 16, 2002) is an American college football safety for the Ohio State Buckeyes. Ransom attended Salpointe Catholic High School in...
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  • Blood Ransom is a 2014 independent American-Philippine vampire romance thriller film written and directed by Francis Dela Torre, and starring Anne Curtis...
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  • Robin Ransom (formerly Robin Ransom Vannoy; born July 21, 1967) is an American lawyer who serves as a judge of the Supreme Court of Missouri. She was...
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    John Crowe Ransom (April 30, 1888 – July 3, 1974) was an American educator, scholar, literary critic, poet, essayist and editor. He is considered to be...
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    company, where Ransom was chief executive officer until it was sold to Google in 2012. Ransom currently resides in Palo Alto. Ransom was listed as one...
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  • General Ransom may refer to: Matt Whitaker Ransom (1826–1904), Confederate States Army brigadier general Robert Ransom Jr. (1828–1892), Confederate States...
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    The Harry Ransom Center, known as the Humanities Research Center until 1983, is an archive, library, and museum at the University of Texas at Austin, specializing...
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