as in to confine
to deprive of the ability or liberty to leave
impound stray animals
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Recent Examples of impound
The vehicle was impounded at the Miami-Dade Police Department as evidence.
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Saleen Martin, USA TODAY, 11 Dec. 2024
The tow truck that was used to bring the baby to the hospital was impounded by police as possible evidence in a crime.
—Thomas Tracy, New York Daily News, 7 Nov. 2024
Corbin did testify that a pistol found inside of Robinson's car was a significant factor in the decision to impound the car, but tests showed the gun was not connected to the shooting police were investigating.
—Paul Egan, Detroit Free Press, 20 Sep. 2024
The unidentified juror’s affidavit was filed in support of a motion to indefinitely impound the jury list — which Read case Judge Beverly Cannone approved.
—Flint McColgan, Boston Herald, 22 July 2024
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Saleen Martin, USA TODAY, 11 Dec. 2024
The tow truck that was used to bring the baby to the hospital was impounded by police as possible evidence in a crime.
—Thomas Tracy, New York Daily News, 7 Nov. 2024
Corbin did testify that a pistol found inside of Robinson's car was a significant factor in the decision to impound the car, but tests showed the gun was not connected to the shooting police were investigating.
—Paul Egan, Detroit Free Press, 20 Sep. 2024
The unidentified juror’s affidavit was filed in support of a motion to indefinitely impound the jury list — which Read case Judge Beverly Cannone approved.
—Flint McColgan, Boston Herald, 22 July 2024
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Peace confines violence to self-defense in vindication of the right of self-preservation.Bruce Fein, Baltimore Sun, 16 Jan. 2025
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Terrorism is no longer confined to distant battlefields; it is waged here at home and increasingly fought in the digital sphere.Emil Sayegh, Forbes, 13 Jan. 2025
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Somehow, McNabb connected with receiver Freddie Mitchell for a 28-yard gain, kept the drive going and eventually led to David Akers' game-tying field goal as time expired.Jim Reineking, USA TODAY, 10 Jan. 2025
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In this scenario, Seattle can find cap space from other places on the roster, keep Smith through the draft and still select a quarterback with the 18th pick or in the later rounds.Michael-Shawn Dugar, The Athletic, 10 Jan. 2025
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Losing the ByteDance algorithm through a sale of TikTok would limit the app's ability to serve its users.Bart Jansen, USA TODAY, 12 Jan. 2025
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The agency limits the use of funding to replace affordable housing, strengthen infrastructure, revitalize the economy, and mitigate disasters.Tim Clouser | The Center Square, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 11 Jan. 2025
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Desiree Greene, who was already incarcerated at the time of Thursday’s arrest, is facing charges of second-degree manslaughter and sale of narcotics, according to the Norwich Police Department.Staff report, Hartford Courant, 10 Jan. 2025
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He will not be barred from voting, as Florida—where Trump now resides—defers on that to the state law where the felon was convicted, and New York allows felons to vote as long as they’re not incarcerated.Alison Durkee, Forbes, 10 Jan. 2025
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Wiles — who's intent on imposing structure while carefully avoiding restricting Trump — is populating the White House with fewer people.Jennifer Jacobs, CBS News, 18 Jan. 2025
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More recently, the House Freedom Caucus has floated a proposal to offset the cost of raising the cap on state and local tax (SALT) deductions for individuals and families by restricting state and local tax deductions for corporations.Alexander Bolton, The Hill, 17 Jan. 2025
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The decision marks another significant setback for Khan, who has been imprisoned since 2023.Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 17 Jan. 2025
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Meanwhile, Zuckerberg — who Trump once threatened to imprison for life — has reset Meta by scrapping social media fact-checkers and restrictions ondenigrating LGBTQ people, immigrants, and women.Jess Weatherbed, The Verge, 16 Jan. 2025
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During the dictatorship of Ferdinand Marcos, who ruled the Philippines from 1972 to 1986, the United States trained and funded a Philippine army that tortured, jailed, and disappeared thousands of dissidents.Foreign Affairs, Foreign Affairs, 7 Jan. 2025
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Robinson was jailed after admitting contempt of court last year for continually repeating false claims about a Syrian refugee that led to the refugee and his family receiving death threats.David Gilbert, WIRED, 3 Jan. 2025
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The individual, whose identity hasn’t been released, was quickly restrained by fellow passengers and later detained by state troopers.Muri Assunção, New York Daily News, 8 Jan. 2025
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Plus, in wine bars restrained by small kitchens, the ice cream coupe offers ample space for experimentation, allowing chefs to push the boundaries with the produce and tools at hand and easily tweak their recipes to keep regulars on their toes.Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 6 Jan. 2025
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“Impound.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/impound. Accessed 21 Jan. 2025.
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