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containments

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plural of containment

as in segregations

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restraints

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Severe injuries can occur because of the forces experienced during a ride, collisions, problems with restraints or other mechanical and operational incidents.

— Katia Hetter, CNN Money, 16 Oct. 2026
Summer Bates, who was at the Georgia park with her husband and three children and saw Kariem fall, told the AP previously that her older two children kept trying to push their restraints down tighter while on the ride.

— ABC News, ABC News, 15 Oct. 2026

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