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That law, passed in 1974 in the wake of disputes with President Richard Nixon, restricts the president’s authority to withhold, or impound, funds approved by Congress.

From Salon ● Jun. 23, 2026

While the Niesmann + Bischoff motorhome gathers dust in a Police Scotland impound lot, Murrell is also revealed to have made several other luxury purchases with embezzled funds.

From BBC ● May 25, 2026

With Vescovi’s dashcam pointing away from Spivey’s truck at the police impound lot, there is no video of the vehicle in the hour before Tamasi began examining it.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 5, 2026

The investigator took Valerio, waiving impound fees for public safety reasons, the report said.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 30, 2026

They impound the car and take him to jail, where he spends the night.

From "Enrique's Journey" by Sonia Nazario

In early 2024, operators will open the floodgates on the 49-meter-high dam that blocks the Klamath River, allowing the more than 50 million tons of water it impounds to begin to drain.

From Science Magazine ● Oct. 18, 2023

If a towing company impounds the vehicle of a servicemember, they are required to first obtain a court order before any sale of the car.

From Washington Times ● Apr. 7, 2023

“Despite the hundreds of impounds and citations and arrests, we still see the proliferation of this.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 22, 2022

Servicing companies collect monthly payments, pay money for real estate taxes and insurance from escrow impounds that they collect, and issue a release of lien or mortgage upon the complete payoff of the loan.

From Washington Post ● Jun. 8, 2022

The Shoshone Dam in Wyoming impounds sufficient water to27 irrigate one hundred and fifty thousand acres in the valley below.

From Wealth of the World's Waste Places and Oceania by Gilson, Jewett Castello

It sat outside the home of Murrell's elderly mother in Dunfermline for two years before it was impounded by police.

From BBC ● Jun. 1, 2026

In deeper reservoirs, however, it helped reduce deoxygenation in the impounded area.

From Science Daily ● May 17, 2026

He was on a national tour when detectives were called to a Hollywood tow yard after neighbors complained of a terrible smell coming from an impounded vehicle.

From Barron's ● Apr. 20, 2026

The trader said he lost $60,000 last month after a container he imported from Kenya was impounded at the Congolese border for several weeks, rendering milk, cheese and sausages inedible.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 16, 2026

“We impounded that cow yesterday,” Floyd Cowlie explained.

From "The Milagro Beanfield War" by John Nichols

Towing and impounding companies may auction unclaimed vehicles within a certain amount of time.

From Salon ● Mar. 4, 2026

Some have suggested that this could portend a more carefully planned attempt at impounding soon.

From Slate ● Jan. 29, 2025

The Department of Animal Services sent him a letter after the impounding of Beatrice and Benito, saying that the goats would be put up for adoption on Aug. 9.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 26, 2024

Potential environmental impacts of reservoir construction are another significant impediment to adoption of PSH when impounding a natural waterway.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 10, 2023

“I just wanted directions and the next thing I know”—I gave a cheerfully dismayed laugh—“this man’s telling me I’m on private property and he’s impounding my car.”

From "A Walk in the Woods" by Bill Bryson