handcuff
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“This is a family town,” the arresting officer tells jeering onlookers as he and the two others handcuff Gamble.
From Slate ● May 4, 2026
Asked about the raid and agents’ conduct, DHS said, “ICE does not zip tie or handcuff children.”
From Salon ● Mar. 26, 2026
These steps wouldn’t handcuff discretion; it would discipline it.
From Barron's ● Dec. 10, 2025
Officials were able to extinguish the flames and handcuff the suspect, identified as Adam Lopez, 39.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 11, 2025
I hear the other handcuff click onto something metal.
From "Internment" by Samira Ahmed
Backing down from his promise made him look foolish, and if he hadn’t, he might have been the one to end up in handcuffs.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 22, 2026
So I can go directly to the market, and it’s not like I have handcuffs on me where I can only go to three places to get a TV show made.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 9, 2026
"I didn't destroy or break or peel anything. By the time I realized what was going on, I was being put in handcuffs."
From Barron's ● Jul. 2, 2026
Professional investment advisers have to wear handcuffs when they manage clients’ money.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 26, 2026
She did, and a moment later felt the cold steel of the officer’s handcuffs on her wrists.
From "Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference" by Warren St. John
They were handcuffed again and taken to the Whipple Federal Building.
From Slate ● Jul. 27, 2026
On January 2 Contreras was handcuffed when he showed up for his immigration hearing, put on a plane and flown to his native Honduras.
From Barron's ● Jul. 13, 2026
Additional officers stand over three other handcuffed men.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 10, 2026
Nowak was initially arrested and handcuffed by police during the incident on 3 December, before officers realised he was severely injured.
From BBC ● Jun. 15, 2026
When Zach stepped toward us, I wondered if he’d been handcuffed, fingerprinted, photographed, pushed around.
From "The Secret Life of Bees" by Sue Monk Kidd
Videos on social media showed federal authorities in Charlotte handcuffing people and leading them into cars.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 16, 2025
Officers are shown handcuffing the individuals and loading them into white vans.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 30, 2025
As the deputy began handcuffing Barnes, Houseton started recording with her phone.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 11, 2025
I suspect that we will soon see the Incredible Hulk handcuffing someone.
From Salon ● Feb. 24, 2025
The suggestion was firmly rejected, a sergeant informing Mr. Muckle that handcuffing a bunch of middle- school kids wouldn’t be good for the public safety department’s image.
From "Hoot" by Carl Hiaasen
