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In fact, a passenger who is visibly perspiring might trigger the need for a wand screening or extra pat down, according to a report from CNN.
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Katie Nadworny, Travel + Leisure, 27 July 2025
Multiple witnesses identified Brown as the shooter, the warrant states, who was patted down and detained.
—Viola Flowers, NBC news, 13 June 2025
At one point Brown was stopped and patted down, but no gun was found and he was let go.
—Charles Rabin, Miami Herald, 27 June 2025
Stack each quarter on top of each other, and pat down into a rectangle again.
—Alana Al-Hatlani, Southern Living, 5 May 2025
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Katie Nadworny, Travel + Leisure, 27 July 2025
Multiple witnesses identified Brown as the shooter, the warrant states, who was patted down and detained.
—Viola Flowers, NBC news, 13 June 2025
At one point Brown was stopped and patted down, but no gun was found and he was let go.
—Charles Rabin, Miami Herald, 27 June 2025
Stack each quarter on top of each other, and pat down into a rectangle again.
—Alana Al-Hatlani, Southern Living, 5 May 2025
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“Pat down.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pat%20down. Accessed 6 Aug. 2025.
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