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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

While he was in hospital he was under 24-hour guard by prison officers but it was not deemed necessary to handcuff him.

From BBC ● Apr. 15, 2026

But in a statement released two days after the incident, the department said the officer was attempting to handcuff the teen.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 5, 2026

Asked about the raid and agents’ conduct, DHS said, “ICE does not zip tie or handcuff children.”

From Salon ● Mar. 26, 2026

The deputies didn't handcuff Walter or shackle him, so he walked into court waving to family and friends.

From "Just Mercy" by Bryan Stevenson

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

Reporters from the AFP news agency saw officers leading a woman in handcuffs the Have A Nice Stay bookshop into a van.

From BBC ● Jul. 15, 2026

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

"I didn't destroy or break or peel anything. By the time I realized what was going on, I was being put in handcuffs."

From Barron's ● Jul. 2, 2026

She touches his forearm just past his wrist, and the memory of handcuffs overwhelms him even all these months later.

From "Dear Martin" by Nic Stone

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

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

“Defendant was not frisked or handcuffed and the tone of the conversation was cordial,” Judge Will- more wrote.

From "A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age" by Matt Richtel

A video captured by a civilian appeared to show police handcuffing a person lying on the ground in a grassy area outside the library.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 23, 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

I suspect that we will soon see the Incredible Hulk handcuffing someone.

From Salon ● Feb. 24, 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