king's ransom

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Recent Examples of king's ransom Williams is such a talented prospect that experts are saying the Bears should not trade the first overall pick for a king's ransom. Jon Hoefling, USA TODAY, 5 Feb. 2024 What king's ransom would the price of entry be if the trumpeters all make a ‘living wage’ for a temporary job best filled by college students? Luther Ray Abel, National Review, 17 Feb. 2023 But a king's ransom awaits you with A Royal Corgi Christmas (Hallmark, Nov. 25), where a prince who's about to assume the throne gifts his mother a rambunctious corgi named Mistletoe, who's in desperate need of a trainer. Dan Snierson, EW.com, 22 Nov. 2022 At the Chamounix Equestrian Center, children learn the aristocratic sport — but those in the Work to Ride program don't need a king's ransom. Anne-Marie Green, CBS News, 31 Aug. 2022 Yet Hilbert paid a king's ransom of over $7.6 billion for the struggling lender, more than seven times its book value. Shawn Tully, Fortune, 18 Feb. 2022 Hot Reads: Upon Further Review Barcelona has locked up its budding star Pedri with a deal that includes a $1.1 billion release clause, ensuring that any potential suitor would have to pay a king's ransom to pry away the 18-year-old midfielder. Justin Birnbaum, Forbes, 21 Oct. 2021 Research Affiliates ran numbers for Fortune showing how a few stocks with gigantic market caps—most of them boasting king's ransom valuations—have grabbed a bigger and bigger slice of the S&P 500. Shawn Tully, Fortune, 30 May 2020 With such a small customer base, Nvidia's SoC division does not have a king's ransom in resources, and this new Tegra chip is not a huge upgrade. Ron Amadeo, Ars Technica, 28 Oct. 2019
Recent Examples of Synonyms for king's ransom
Noun
  • The two-part title story tells of a husband and wife who fled Mexico after the husband made a fortune by skimming from his job in the public works department.
    Mary Ann Grossmann, Twin Cities, 10 Nov. 2024
  • Those making these gifts are spending down fortunes that a thriving market economy can deliver.
    Sally C. Pipes, The Mercury News, 6 Nov. 2024
Noun
  • Even the first-gen Spinn coffee maker is nearly $50 more than the Aiden + Ode bundle.
    Anthony Karcz, Forbes, 3 Nov. 2024
  • The Netflix deal and various bundle options, for example, are always available.
    Simon Lucas, WIRED coupons, 1 Nov. 2024
Noun
  • Crumble feta into a small bowl; stir in egg, cilantro, parsley, mint and oregano.
    Sabrina Weiss, People.com, 4 Nov. 2024
  • Sixth course: Bourbon and star anise poached pear compote with vanilla bean and rosewater ice cream, cookie crumbs, mint and orange zest.
    Amanda Hancock, The Courier-Journal, 4 Nov. 2024
Noun
  • Deep water surrounded much of the area, so someone had placed sheets of wood on top of a chain link fence and balanced both on blocks of plastic foam, creating a makeshift barge that could pull piles of debris from shore to shore. Skid loaders crisscrossed the nearby sand.
    Blake Nelson, The Mercury News, 12 Nov. 2024
  • The zoo shared a video of the baby calf sniffing for food in a pile of glass across its social media accounts to celebrate her birth.
    Ingrid Vasquez, People.com, 5 Nov. 2024
Noun
  • Before the eruption, which lasted for more than 24 hours and had the power of thousands of nuclear bombs, Mount Vesuvius had been mostly dormant for centuries.
    Hannah Peart, NBC News, 8 Nov. 2024
  • The music of jazz trumpeter Enrico Rava washes over the dining room as solicitous waiters recite the evening’s specials, their delivery unaffected by the thud of bombs falling on a neighborhood nearby.
    Nabih Bulos, Los Angeles Times, 4 Nov. 2024

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