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Meanings of police dragnet in English

System of coordinated measures for apprehending criminals or suspects.

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        Examples for "dragnet"
        1
        Acton grew afraid that WhatsApp would turn into a mass surveillance dragnet.
        Wired
        2
        A wider dragnet is required, with more testing and rigorous contact tracing.
        The economist
        3
        So the problem with us is how to get out the dragnet.
        Trees, Fruits and Flowers of Minnesota, 1916 / Embracing the Tra...
        4
        The State Police have spread a dragnet, but it doesn't look hopeful.
        Tom Swift and the Electronic Hydrolung
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        Some of those caught in the dragnet are left scratching their heads.
        Reuters
        Usage of police dragnet in English
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        Interior Minister Christophe Castaner said the shooter had evaded a police dragnet and was on the run, raising concerns of a follow-up attack.
        Reuters
        2
        Every time he did anything the terrorists in the vicinity were gathered in by the police dragnet, and many of them were executed.
        The Strength of the Strong
        3
        Ankara - Turkey yesterday did battle with Islamic activists of all shades in courts, jails and police dragnets for radical guerrillas blamed for grisly murders.
        The Irish Times