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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

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

I hear the other handcuff click onto something metal.

From "Internment" by Samira Ahmed

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

Don’t doubt the sincerity of his desire to see Mr. Netanyahu in handcuffs.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 21, 2026

Professional investment advisers have to wear handcuffs when they manage clients’ money.

From MarketWatch ● Jun. 26, 2026

He did not react as his sentence was delivered, staring straight ahead before being led away in handcuffs.

From BBC ● Jun. 23, 2026

Adventures are cool, just not when three-foot-tall handcuffs are chasing you.

From "Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky" by Kwame Mbalia

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

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

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

When Zach stepped toward us, I wondered if he’d been handcuffed, fingerprinted, photographed, pushed around.

From "The Secret Life of Bees" by Sue Monk Kidd

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

It’s musical chairs along the offensive line as the Chargers scramble to protect the blind side of franchise quarterback Justin Herbert without handcuffing their offense by committing too many resources to doing so.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 15, 2025

Police can be seen handcuffing demonstrators in another video.

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 18, 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