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ransomer

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Definition of ransomer

as in defender

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That cost difference matters because defenders can deploy one-way attack drones in large numbers, potentially forcing them to expend valuable missiles against comparatively inexpensive targets.

— Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 25 Oct. 2026
Emmanwori was the defender in pursuit of Worthy when the receiver dropped a pass that would have resulted in a first down early in the fourth quarter.

— Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 25 Oct. 2026

Definition of defender

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The 6-foot-7 junior center quickly established herself as one of the nation’s best rim protectors after transferring in from Kentucky last season.

— Steven Johnson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 23 Oct. 2026
Mixing puppetry, live theater and Indigenous percussion, the production turns familiar bogeymen into protectors while asking audiences to reconsider who — and what — poses the real danger.

— Laura Zornosa, Los Angeles Times, 21 Oct. 2026

Definition of protector

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Wasson, by contrast, kicks off by quoting three letters from prisoners in San Quentin, from 1947, addressed to the warden.

— Anthony Lane, New Yorker, 19 Oct. 2026
Since the story blew up, the warden ordered at least two raids to confiscate anything brought in illegally, TMZ adds.

— Madeleine Marr, Miami Herald, 19 Oct. 2026

Definition of warden

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Some of the firm’s most successful investments included decentralized exchange Uniswap and crypto custodian Anchorage Digital.

— Camila Grigera Naón, Fortune, 22 Oct. 2026
She’s worked as an evidence custodian, and then as a deputy, and has served in a variety of roles, like as a detective, crime scene evidence technician and field training officer.

— Molly Morrow, Chicago Tribune, 22 Oct. 2026

Definition of custodian

Noun

Yeoman warders take part in the ceremonial search ahead of the state opening.

— Alexander Smith, NBC news, 13 May 2026
She’s accompanied by a chaperone/warder, Loti (Céline Menville), a Frenchwoman who has a mean way with a dagger, and cabin boy Blaster (Kayden Price).

— Robert Lloyd, Los Angeles Times, 29 June 2025

Definition of warder

Noun

Traders positioned watchmen along the shoreline, scanning the horizon for incoming vessels.

— Brian Lund, Encyclopedia Britannica, 4 Sep. 2026
Local officials like Allen qualify that the question of using AI surveillance in communities big and small comes down to who’s watching the watchmen.

— Noah Daly August 26, Idaho Statesman, 26 Aug. 2026

Definition of watchman

Noun

Parents or guardians must still claim and activate those accounts before managing them.

— Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 26 Oct. 2026
All the accounts of her story agree that this young heiress, named Maria de Lourdes Fernandes, witnessed the deaths of her parents; her guardian then locked her up and drove her to suicide to get her inheritance.

— Marcus Librizzi, The Conversation, 26 Oct. 2026

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