dragnet

Definitions

1. A net dragged across the bottom of a body of water.
2. (small) rowboat
3. A heightened effort by law enforcement personnel undertaken in order to capture suspects.
   figuratively
4. hammock
5. whip; lash

Equivalents

Examples

“Anchovy dragnets are an important part Korea's fishing sector. Over 99% of catches found in anchovy dragnets are anchovy. Although the annual total catches of anchovy have⟳ fluctuated, dragnets catch⟳ 55 to 70% of the total annual catch⟳ of anchovy. The remaining portion is caught with drift gill nets (10%) and other fishing methods.”

“The use⟳ of algorithms in policing is one example of their increasing influence⟳ on our lives.[…]who, if anyone, is policing their use⟳[?] Such concerns were sharpened further by the continuing revelations about how the US National Security Agency (NSA) has been using algorithms to help⟳ it interpret⟳ the colossal amounts of data it has collected from its covert dragnet of international telecommunications.”

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