dragnet

Example Sentences

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Still, she has legal bills to pay and has grown more frustrated at being ensnared by the state’s Medicaid dragnet.

From Seattle Times

Since March, Bukele has ordered the arrest of more than 50,000 suspected gang members, whom he calls terrorists, while denying basic process rights to those caught up in the dragnet.

From Reuters

Palestinian authorities have decried the crackdown as collective punishment, and say children are increasingly caught in the dragnet.

From Washington Post

Health officials said some of the adjustments to contact tracing were done to reduce the large number of people who have been caught up in the “zero-Covid” dragnet.

From New York Times

Tens of thousands of Salvadorans have been arrested in the dragnet, sparking criticisms from human rights groups alleging innocent civilians have been detained, alongside reports of overcrowding, torture and dozens of deaths in custody.

From Reuters