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dragnet

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


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Plus, home security cameras enter their dragnet era and a Stanford student’s matchmaking algorithm takes over campus.

From The Wall Street Journal

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

From The Wall Street Journal

“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

Both men were assigned to Operation Metro Surge, an immigration enforcement dragnet launched in December that sent scores of armed and masked agents across the city.

From Salon

To many Americans, the viral image of a child swept up in an enforcement dragnet is horrifying.

From Salon