handcuff
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Having retirement dollars mainly in traditional savings plans can handcuff older workers.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 21, 2026
“This is a family town,” the arresting officer tells jeering onlookers as he and the two others handcuff Gamble.
From Slate ● May 4, 2026
Asked about the raid and agents’ conduct, DHS said, “ICE does not zip tie or handcuff children.”
From Salon ● Mar. 26, 2026
It seems to have created one of those magician's tricks where they handcuff themselves behind their backs in a locked box - only they lack the escape skills of a Houdini or Blaine.
From BBC ● Jun. 27, 2025
“What I don’t get is why they had to handcuff him first,” said Riordan.
From "Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing" by Ted Conover
Following that win, Carse was filmed in handcuffs outside a bar in Derby.
From BBC ● Aug. 24, 2026
The latest stain on the game's reputation is a result of pictures of fast bowler Brydon Carse in handcuffs and surrounded by police officers outside a nightspot in Derby.
From BBC ● Aug. 23, 2026
Federal agents were waiting on the tarmac to greet them, handcuffs at the ready.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 21, 2026
Backing down from his promise made him look foolish, and if he hadn’t, he might have been the one to end up in handcuffs.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 22, 2026
The sheriff was taking out handcuffs, snapping them on Johnny’s wrist and his own.
From "Johnny Tremain" by Esther Hoskins Forbes
Javier Ramirez was handcuffed in the back of an unmarked car, bruised and confused, when immigration agents used a word he had never heard before.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 31, 2026
They were handcuffed again and taken to the Whipple Federal Building.
From Slate ● Jul. 27, 2026
He imagines himself as a migrant: “I lived outside of Dallas / Rundown shack of a place / I was handcuffed and arrested / It don’t make no sense.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 13, 2026
On January 2 Contreras was handcuffed when he showed up for his immigration hearing, put on a plane and flown to his native Honduras.
From Barron's ● Jul. 13, 2026
He was arrested on the spot, handcuffed, and brought to Camp Greyhound.
From "Zeitoun" by Dave Eggers
Police officers can be seen handcuffing and arresting a man in video footage from OnScene.TV.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 18, 2026
Videos on social media showed federal authorities in Charlotte handcuffing people and leading them into cars.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 16, 2025
As she pulled up closer to the vehicle, she said she saw men handcuffing a man wearing an orange shirt and white shorts.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 13, 2025
I suspect that we will soon see the Incredible Hulk handcuffing someone.
From Salon ● Feb. 24, 2025
The suggestion was firmly rejected, a sergeant informing Mr. Muckle that handcuffing a bunch of middle- school kids wouldn’t be good for the public safety department’s image.
From "Hoot" by Carl Hiaasen
