One attempt at calling a general strike was effectively suppressed by members of the group who had escaped the police dragnet. From LearnThat.org. [www.yourdictionary.com]
Caught in the police dragnet. From Wordnet, Princeton University.
ACLU: FBI used 'dragnet'-style warrantless cell tracking | Privacy Inc. From Wordnik.com. [Propeller Most Popular Stories] Reference
His administration also cast a "dragnet", capturing hundreds of thousands of calls, indescriminantly. From Wordnik.com. [american democracy (FISA Bill)] Reference
This gives the word "dragnet" an especially chilling new meaning. From Wordnik.com. [t r u t h o u t] Reference
I'm alarmed over the possible consequences to privacy because of these wide-sweeping "dragnet" subpoenas. From Wordnik.com. [PCWorld] Reference
So the problem with us is how to get out the dragnet. From Wordnik.com. [Trees, Fruits and Flowers of Minnesota, 1916 Embracing the Transactions of the Minnesota State Horticultural Society,Volume 44, from December 1, 1915, to December 1, 1916, Including the Twelve Numbers of "The Minnesota Horticulturist" for 1916] Reference
So a dragnet that was let down from above somewhere. From Wordnik.com. [The Book of the Damned] Reference
He catches them in his net, and gathers them in his dragnet. From Wordnik.com. [The World English Bible (WEB):] Reference
COLLINS: The dragnet for escaped convict Kelly Frank widens. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Jun 12, 2007] Reference
Gonzalez cited the success of operation falcon a week-long dragnet. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Apr 16, 2005] Reference
But so far all Thaksin's dragnet seems to be doing is alienating them. From Wordnik.com. [SOUTHERN DISCOMFORT] Reference
SANCHEZ: Across America now, dragnet in western New York State this morning. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Sep 2, 2006] Reference
Jim, how wide an area are they setting up the dragnet right now, do you know?. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Sep 26, 2002] Reference
Brian Nichols has just eluded a place dragnet, pulling off the perfect escape. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Nov 23, 2006] Reference
KAYE: The dragnet widens in the search for an escaped convict in western New York. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Sep 2, 2006] Reference
A nationwide dragnet has nearly 20,000 fugitives off the streets and now behind bars. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Jul 16, 2008] Reference
In 1985, he fled into the New Mexico desert to escape an FBI dragnet and made it to Moscow. From Wordnik.com. [The Spy Who Didn't Get Away] Reference
But even they admit the genetic dragnet hauls in mutations that are merely along for the ride. From Wordnik.com. [This Is No Way To Cure Cancer] Reference
By late last week Al-Amin, if he was still alive, continued to elude an ever-expanding dragnet. From Wordnik.com. [A Firebrand's Long Run] Reference
In the light of what we know now, how many people do you think, VIPs, would be in this dragnet?. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Aug 8, 2005] Reference
Thursday's dragnet led to four arrests, but it wasn't clear if any of them were illegal immigrants. From Wordnik.com. [Sheriff Joe Arpaio Not Relenting After Court Ruling] Reference
As it turned out, the DNA dragnet had nothing to do with the arrest, and may have actually delayed it. From Wordnik.com. [A LINGERING MYSTERY ON THE CAPE] Reference
That dragnet is what led to the February arrest of the Taliban's second in command, Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar. From Wordnik.com. [U.S. Says Pakistan Ties Have Strengthened] Reference
The federal police force has modernized and launched huge dragnet and sting operations, rarely tipping its hand. From Wordnik.com. [LULA'S TRIAL BYFIRE] Reference
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