impound
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I was still worried about what had happened to the fireworks, and I squirmed as we picked up the car at the impound lot and mom drove the 30 miles home.
From Salon ● Jul. 3, 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
Damon Vescovi followed the tow truck ferrying Spivey’s body to the impound lot.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 5, 2026
But no one has called, and school administrators who helped her make calls to Minneapolis impound lots haven’t been able to locate it either.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 2, 2026
They know it's gonna be hard to get that car out of impound.
From "It All Comes Down to This" by Karen English
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Another motion by Hernandez would have established a 60-day grace period for parking tickets and vehicle impounds while the fire emergency remains.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 14, 2025
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
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 National Inventory of Dams contains neither the hazard classification nor a condition for the Rockwall-Forney Dam, which impounds Lake Ray Hubbard to supply water to more than 1 million people in the Dallas area.
From Seattle Times ● May 5, 2022
It impounds the deer, but gives free range to the wolf and to his as pitiless two-legged brother, the crust hunter.
From In New England Fields and Woods by Rowland E. (Evans) Robinson
But those with illegal e-bikes or e-motorcycles could have their vehicle impounded.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 27, 2026
England's decision to ship their own food to Mexico, some of which was impounded - although the fish fingers made it through - offended the locals, who pride themselves on their hospitality.
From BBC ● Jul. 5, 2026
In deeper reservoirs, however, it helped reduce deoxygenation in the impounded area.
From Science Daily ● May 17, 2026
Owner Sinoguards Marine Security said Iranian authorities impounded the ship Thursday, the same day President Trump held a summit with Chinese leader Xi Jinping in Beijing.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 16, 2026
“We impounded that cow yesterday,” Floyd Cowlie explained.
From "The Milagro Beanfield War" by John Nichols
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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 Los Angeles Police Department has joined other California law enforcement agencies in stepping up efforts to crack down on the illegal phenomenon, including impounding vehicles of anyone caught participating or attending street takeovers.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 18, 2023
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
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