dragnet

Example Sentences

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Mahmoud said he was handling at least 10 cases a day because of the intensity of the Israeli security dragnet against Palestinian minors.

From Los Angeles Times

Missing from the associated commentary is a larger truth: This very late dragnet, if it happens, will still leave open the problem of “accountability delayed, accountability denied.”

From Salon

Keep the advice in mind, and you might avoid being swept up in any future dragnet.

From New York Times

By lowering the threshold for the death penalty, increasing numbers of minority groups will be "caught up in that widening dragnet," he said.

From Reuters

“There is an area-wide dragnet out for her killer,” Powers posted online Friday.

From Seattle Times