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
The officers eventually handcuff Timberlake and place him in the back of the police car, the video shows.
From BBC ● Mar. 21, 2026
I hear the other handcuff click onto something metal.
From "Internment" by Samira Ahmed
In this latest occurrence, footage shared on social media on Sunday showed Carse in handcuffs, surrounded by police officers.
From BBC ● Aug. 24, 2026
In Carse's case, the time spent in handcuffs came days after new England Test captain Joe Root called on his players to be "really good role models, good human beings".
From BBC ● Aug. 23, 2026
The department made the announcement on Instagram with a photo of the suspect in handcuffs with two officers standing nearby.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 30, 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
A couple of times a year, I would come to find, a Sing Sing officer was hauled off in handcuffs by the state police.
From "Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing" by Ted Conover
He remained in his car for several minutes before police showed up, ICE handcuffed him, and an ambulance arrived.
From Slate ● Sep. 23, 2026
In court on Monday, the pair wore light brown prison uniforms and were handcuffed and shackled at the waist and ankles.
From BBC ● Jul. 20, 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
Prisoner he is handcuffed to winks at camera.
From "Monster" by Walter Dean Myers
"His handcuffing in hospital at a point when he must have been close to death, all require separate examination."
From BBC ● Sep. 25, 2026
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
As the deputy began handcuffing Barnes, Houseton started recording with her phone.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 11, 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
