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Meanings of throw a dragnet in English

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Usage of throw a dragnet in English
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Within days, the CID, Britain's fledgling foreign intelligence service, threw a dragnet over Bengal and began arresting the garden conspirators.
The Guardian
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Police threw a dragnet over the Likoni neighborhood, where the shooting occurred, rounding up more than 100 youths for questioning, Mureithi said.
Reuters