handcuff
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“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
These steps wouldn’t handcuff discretion; it would discipline it.
From Barron's ● Dec. 10, 2025
Officials were able to extinguish the flames and handcuff the suspect, identified as Adam Lopez, 39.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 11, 2025
He had wanted to handcuff Cole, but Garvey to.ok him aside.
From "Touching Spirit Bear" by Ben Mikaelsen
So I can go directly to the market, and it’s not like I have handcuffs on me where I can only go to three places to get a TV show made.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 9, 2026
Professional investment advisers wear handcuffs when they manage clients’ money — but you don’t.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 28, 2026
Professional investment advisers have to wear handcuffs when they manage clients’ money.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 26, 2026
He is then approached by two National Guard troops, and the video shows that he was later placed in handcuffs, with US Park Police also standing around.
From BBC ● Jun. 21, 2026
On the deck where he’d been standing, a green iguana crouched next to an empty set of Chinese handcuffs.
From "The Mark of Athena" by Rick Riordan
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
Additional officers stand over three other handcuffed men.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 10, 2026
Chadwick, the Cox Automotive consultant, said, “Consumers are really handcuffed to their current vehicles and they have no choice sometimes but to repair their vehicle.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 6, 2026
The judge at the sentencing, William Mousley, said that Nowak was handcuffed for around a minute before police started to perform CPR on him.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 3, 2026
Truly and honestly scared, because I can see that there are others who are sitting handcuffed on the curb.
From "Dry" by Neal Shusterman and Jarrod Shusterman
The footage showed officers turning him on to his side, handcuffing his hands behind his back and telling him he was under arrest.
From BBC ● Jun. 6, 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
After a brief conversation, an officer is seen on video handcuffing one of the men.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 20, 2025
Officers are shown handcuffing the individuals and loading them into white vans.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 30, 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
