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handcuff

[hand-kuhf] / ˈhændˌkʌf /




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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 footage doesn’t show him being arrested, but two witnesses told the outlet that they saw agents handcuff Ventura Aguilar and place him in a van.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 22, 2025

They surround us, but don't handcuff us, and walk us to the elevator bank.

From "Insurgent" by Veronica Roth

The sequence concludes with Monrovia police leading the man away in handcuffs.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 27, 2026

The security agency released a video showing black-clad officers placing handcuffs on a man who is later shown powering up a laptop in front of the operatives.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 14, 2026

Police arrived to make their arrest late that night, leading Serhii K away from the glamping site and his family in handcuffs.

From BBC ● Oct. 10, 2026

Images circulating on social media on Sunday showed Carse in handcuffs and surrounded by police officers while the pace bowler was on a night out in Derby on Saturday.

From BBC ● Aug. 27, 2026

I guess I should have been expecting it, but suddenly I felt the snap of handcuffs on me.

From "Shelter (Book One): A Mickey Bolitar Novel" by Harlan Coben

Photos published by authorities showed Morley handcuffed and being led out of a field by officers.

From BBC ● Nov. 4, 2026

Hamilton’s campaign built an ad around Meischa Zimmerman, who says she was arrested while eight months pregnant after missing a $50 payment, and found herself pleading not to be handcuffed in front of her two-year-old.

From Salon ● Oct. 25, 2026

Blanche unveiled the Minnesota cases while surrounded by poster-sized photos of some of the arrestees being handcuffed.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 9, 2026

The incident ended when two other officers arrived on scene to restore order, at which point Lopez was handcuffed, Kremer said Monday evening.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 6, 2026

Each boy is handcuffed to a guard, and so all Helmuth can do is smile, and smile he does.

From "The Boy Who Dared" by Susan Campbell Bartoletti

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

“It’s frustrating because these new rules are handcuffing homeowners associations,” Peters said.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 1, 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


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