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dragnet

[drag-net] / ˈdrægˌnɛt /
NOUN
manhunt
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STRONG


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How the Wayback Machine got caught in a dragnet.

From Slate • Apr. 17, 2026

Home security cameras have entered a dragnet era, writes Nicole Nguyen.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 13, 2026

“I am not white, as you can see,” she told the judge, explaining that her own family was at risk of being swept up in the same dragnet she was being forced to defend.

From Salon • Feb. 6, 2026

At least two American citizens were caught up in the dragnet — a security guard headed to work at Glass House and a philosophy professor at Cal State Channel Islands who was protesting the raid.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 26, 2025

He’d had a conversation with Guitar some time ago about the dragnet.

From "Song of Solomon" by Toni Morrison




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