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dragnet

noun as in manhunt

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Among those removed were not just undocumented workers, but also American citizens caught up in a racist dragnet.

This could potentially lead to the forced removal of more than 10 million people from the country – including American citizens who are caught up in the dragnet.

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Bukele, who has championed law enforcement’s dragnets and the construction of more prisons, has taken full credit for the reduced homicide rate, though it had begun to drop even before he took office in 2019.

Ukraine has taken steps to root out corruption, and a dragnet over the past two years has seen Ukraine’s defense minister, top prosecutor, intelligence chief and other senior officials lose their jobs.

A statewide dragnet for organizers from the Industrial Workers of the World, or Wobblies, ensued, followed by hundreds of arrests.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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