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
She rubbed the handcuff bracelets still encircling her wrists.
From "Uglies" by Scott Westerfeld
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
Videos circulating on social media on Sunday appeared to show Carse in handcuffs, being led away from a club by four police officers.
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
Don’t doubt the sincerity of his desire to see Mr. Netanyahu in handcuffs.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 21, 2026
Chess’s face was red and sweaty as he struggled to keep a grip on the chain that linked the Gustanos’ handcuffs.
From "The Strangers" by Margaret Peterson Haddix
Love appears to be wearing red Niners gear as he is handcuffed.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 23, 2026
Some 24 hours later, she was handcuffed to a gurney and taken to a psychiatric hospital.
From BBC ● Aug. 19, 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
Prisoner he is handcuffed to winks at camera.
From "Monster" by Walter Dean Myers
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
Videos of Ms Ozturk's arrest in March, showing masked plain-clothes officers handcuffing her and taking her into an unmarked car after a Ramadan celebration, sparked nation-wide protests.
From BBC ● May 9, 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
