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restraints
Noun
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The facility, under a consent decree since 2017, has eliminated pepper spray and reduced the use of strip searches and restraints.—
Molly Beck,
jsonline.com,
2 Oct. 2025 -
Instead, investigators with Goodyear police uncovered texts that discussed handcuffing, zip-tying and using other restraints on Sanaa throughout the end of her short life.—
Perry Vandell,
AZCentral.com,
29 Sep. 2025
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“Containments.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/containments. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.
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