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 car was impounded the previous week after being abandoned in the Hollywood Hills, where neighbors complained of a rotting smell. —
Steven J. Horowitz, Variety, 20 Apr. 2026 The car was abandoned for weeks before it was eventually impounded at Hollywood Tow, where employees reported a foul odor coming from the vehicle. —Alejandra Gularte, Vulture, 17 Apr. 2026 Law enforcement sources familiar with the investigation, but not authorized to discuss the case publicly, told The Times that Burke’s vehicle was abandoned in the Hollywood Hills five days before it was impounded. —Clara Harter, Los Angeles Times, 17 Apr. 2026 After the crash their mom’s car was not recognizable at the Arlington police impound lot. —Shambhavi Rimal, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 16 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for impound
Steven J. Horowitz, Variety, 20 Apr. 2026 The car was abandoned for weeks before it was eventually impounded at Hollywood Tow, where employees reported a foul odor coming from the vehicle. —Alejandra Gularte, Vulture, 17 Apr. 2026 Law enforcement sources familiar with the investigation, but not authorized to discuss the case publicly, told The Times that Burke’s vehicle was abandoned in the Hollywood Hills five days before it was impounded. —Clara Harter, Los Angeles Times, 17 Apr. 2026 After the crash their mom’s car was not recognizable at the Arlington police impound lot. —Shambhavi Rimal, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 16 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for impound
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In 1943, the United States government administered a questionnaire to people of Japanese descent who had been confined to wartime concentration camps in California, Idaho, Arizona, Colorado, Utah, Wyoming, and Arkansas.— Hua Hsu, New Yorker, 20 Apr. 2026
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Families like the ones served by Knightsbridge may be operating at a different scale, but the underlying pattern—uprooting a household, splitting a family across time zones, reorganizing daily life around one child’s athletic trajectory—is hardly confined to the ultra-wealthy.— Tori Latham, Robb Report, 19 Apr. 2026
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Pakistan’s Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar called on Iran and the United States to keep their commitment to maintain a ceasefire, after both countries ended historic face-to-face talks without an agreement.— ABC News, ABC News, 12 Apr. 2026
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Made with a lightweight cotton fabric, this bucket hat will keep your face cool on balmy days.— Claire West, PEOPLE, 12 Apr. 2026
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Imanaga tossed seven innings for the first time this season, limiting the Phillies to just three hits, including the home run, while walking one and striking out one batter.— Meghan Montemurro, Chicago Tribune, 22 Apr. 2026
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Durant, who missed Game 1 with a right knee injury suffered in practice, had a team-high 23 points, six rebounds and four assists, though he was limited to just three points in the second half and had nine turnovers for the game.— Dan Woike, New York Times, 22 Apr. 2026
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As of Wednesday, Mateuz was incarcerated at Kern Valley State Prison in Delano.— Rosalio Ahumada, Sacbee.com, 23 Apr. 2026
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Researchers tracked the defendants’ behavior while they were incarcerated.— Harriet Ramos, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 22 Apr. 2026
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As with its counterparts, Washington’s law does not restrict the types of other professional activities an agent may pursue while representing athletes.— Daniel Libit, Sportico.com, 22 Apr. 2026
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Sometimes, people don’t like being restricted and get messy when limits are put on their relationships.— Ashley Oerman, SELF, 22 Apr. 2026
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Those who answered no to the questions were, in most cases, imprisoned for the remainder of the war or beyond.— Hua Hsu, New Yorker, 20 Apr. 2026
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But the vast public record that has emerged from the scandal has raised questions about Husted’s dealings with key players who have been indicted or imprisoned in the scheme, which revolved around legislative approval of a $1-billion bailout for the state’s two nuclear power plants.— Julie Carr Smyth, Los Angeles Times, 19 Apr. 2026
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Since the 2021 army takeover, nearly 8,000 civilians have been killed and some 22,208 political detainees remain jailed, according to the Assistance Association for Political Prisoners, a rights monitoring group.— ABC News, ABC News, 10 Apr. 2026
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Confronted by the local cops, Strahler admitted to creating and sending the images, then was arrested and jailed.— Ashley Belanger, ArsTechnica, 9 Apr. 2026
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The architecture was tightly calibrated with some dimensions adjusted only by inches and the materials kept deliberately restrained.— Daniel Cassady, ARTnews.com, 24 Apr. 2026
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The Fed seeks to restrain rising prices by keeping interest rates high, cooling borrowing and spending.— Christopher Rugaber, Chicago Tribune, 24 Apr. 2026
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