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dragnet
[ drag-net ]
noun
- a net to be drawn along the bottom of a river, pond, etc., or along the ground, to catch fish, small game, etc.
- a system or network for finding or catching someone, as a criminal wanted by the police.
dragnet
/ ˈæɡˌɛ /
noun
- a heavy or weighted net used to scour the bottom of a pond, river, etc, as when searching for something
- any system of coordinated efforts by police forces to track down wanted persons
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Example Sentences
Border Patrol was conducting an indiscriminate dragnet in the area, pulling over vehicles presumed to be carrying immigrants to work and taking dozens into custody.
It’s hard for them to imagine how a dragnet of that size could pause to consider the merits of individual cases.
Fox similarly offers no criticism of Trump’s plan to install a psychopath to turn the FBI into a dragnet against American citizens.
Among those removed were not just undocumented workers, but also American citizens caught up in a racist dragnet.
This could potentially lead to the forced removal of more than 10 million people from the country – including American citizens who are caught up in the dragnet.
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