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dragnet

[drag-net] / ˈdrægˌnɛt /
NOUN
manhunt
Synonyms
Antonyms
STRONG


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Many caught in the dragnet were later declared innocent.

From Barron's • Apr. 24, 2026

But in recent years the dragnet has become increasingly elastic.

From BBC • Apr. 19, 2026

How the Wayback Machine got caught in a dragnet.

From Slate • Apr. 17, 2026

In our quest to catch the neighborhood porch pirate, we’ve inadvertently built a dragnet that catches much more.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 12, 2026

The dragnet of the manhunters eventually rounded up more than one hundred suspects.

From "Chasing Lincoln's Killer" by James L. Swanson




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