handcuffs

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Instead, when we arrived at Matthew’s base, Annie, 22, was detained by Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents and taken away in handcuffs.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 15, 2026

Allen appeared in court wearing an orange jumpsuit and wearing handcuffs.

From Barron's • May 11, 2026

With cameras rolling, Orellana, his parents and brothers were led out in handcuffs as agents searched their home.

From Salon • Apr. 15, 2026

Woods, who remained still while officers searched him and placed him in handcuffs, was asked if he had anything else on his person.

From BBC • Apr. 2, 2026

It was full of odds and ends he thought would come in handy for an adventure—rubber bands, a compass, granola bars, coins, a squirt gun, a magnifying glass, plastic handcuffs, string, a whistle.

From "Fablehaven" by Brandon Mull