OXFORD 9000
📚 noun • entry_id 38495

dragnet

/ˈdɹæɡˌnɛt/
Meanings (ES + gloss)
chinchorro • red barredera • red de arrastre
A net dragged across the bottom of a body of water.
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 fluctuat…
redada
A heightened effort by law enforcement personnel undertaken in order to capture suspects.
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…
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