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Recent Examples of impounded
When an e-moto is impounded, there is a process for the rider — or the rider’s parents — to pay a fine and register the bike for off-highway use.
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Ashley MacKin Solomon, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 Nov. 2025
Discretionary funds can be impounded per the Impoundment Act of 1974.
—Josh Dinner, Space.com, 31 Oct. 2025
As Martinez’s and Ruiz’s vehicles remain impounded in an FBI garage, Alexakis told the government to return the SUV to Chicago.
—Andi Babineau, CNN Money, 21 Oct. 2025
In another letter, Paoletta told the Department of Transportation to ignore a Government Accountability Office ruling that found that the OMB had illegally impounded money for electric car development.
—Andy Kroll, ProPublica, 18 Oct. 2025
Officers issued 11 traffic citations and impounded two vehicles, along with two misdemeanor citations for reckless driving and vandalism, according to a social media post from the police department.
—Claire Wang, Oc Register, 14 Oct. 2025
Alassmari was arrested for felony flight, and his vehicle was impounded, police said.
—Wren Smetana, AZCentral.com, 11 Oct. 2025
As part of these reforms, the Royal Navy impounded dozens of merchant vessels for allegedly evading customs duties, enraging merchants as well as mariners, shipwrights, stevedores, and others in port cities whose livelihoods depended on foreign commerce.
—Time, 9 Oct. 2025
When her car, her only lifeline, is stolen and impounded, Ogle is thrust into a relentless legal battle against an indifferent system.
—Borys Kit, HollywoodReporter, 25 Sep. 2025
Ashley MacKin Solomon, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 Nov. 2025
Discretionary funds can be impounded per the Impoundment Act of 1974.
—Josh Dinner, Space.com, 31 Oct. 2025
As Martinez’s and Ruiz’s vehicles remain impounded in an FBI garage, Alexakis told the government to return the SUV to Chicago.
—Andi Babineau, CNN Money, 21 Oct. 2025
In another letter, Paoletta told the Department of Transportation to ignore a Government Accountability Office ruling that found that the OMB had illegally impounded money for electric car development.
—Andy Kroll, ProPublica, 18 Oct. 2025
Officers issued 11 traffic citations and impounded two vehicles, along with two misdemeanor citations for reckless driving and vandalism, according to a social media post from the police department.
—Claire Wang, Oc Register, 14 Oct. 2025
Alassmari was arrested for felony flight, and his vehicle was impounded, police said.
—Wren Smetana, AZCentral.com, 11 Oct. 2025
As part of these reforms, the Royal Navy impounded dozens of merchant vessels for allegedly evading customs duties, enraging merchants as well as mariners, shipwrights, stevedores, and others in port cities whose livelihoods depended on foreign commerce.
—Time, 9 Oct. 2025
When her car, her only lifeline, is stolen and impounded, Ogle is thrust into a relentless legal battle against an indifferent system.
—Borys Kit, HollywoodReporter, 25 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for impounded
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Johnson has kept the House out of session since mid-September after Republicans passed a bill to continue government funding.—
Nik Popli,
Time,
11 Nov. 2025
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After winning 3-0 at home to Leeds United last weekend, Sunday’s result marked the first time that Brighton had kept consecutive Premier League clean sheets since February.—
Liam Tharme,
New York Times,
10 Nov. 2025
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These efforts highlight that hypersonic technology is no longer confined to the arsenals of superpowers.—
Kaif Shaikh,
Interesting Engineering,
7 Nov. 2025
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Badeaux revealed that Olive had been confined to a bathroom for 10 years before her former owners ultimately surrendered her for adoption.—
Lydia Patrick,
MSNBC Newsweek,
7 Nov. 2025
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Connease Warren, an Indiana native who interned at the Free Press in 2008, is vacationing in Ocho Rios on the northern central coast.—
John Wisely,
Freep.com,
28 Oct. 2025
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Like LaSota, a computer engineer from Fairbanks, Alaska, several Zizians worked or interned at technology behemoths, such as Google, Oracle, and NASA.—
Mia Cathell,
The Washington Examiner,
20 Oct. 2025
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Private-equity firms are deeply embedded in the disaster-recovery industry, sometimes relying on the low-wage labor of immigrants and incarcerated people in order to provide reconstruction services at cut rates.—
Vann R. Newkirk II,
The Atlantic,
10 Nov. 2025
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Her co-conspirators also remain incarcerated.—
Jessica Sager,
PEOPLE,
9 Nov. 2025
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Unlike her previous detention, when she was permitted to reside at home and allowed some communication with family, she is now imprisoned in an unknown location.—
Kim Aris,
Time,
7 Nov. 2025
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Some years after defeating Ganon, Link and Zelda stumble across an underground tomb where the decrepit corpse of the villain’s human form, Ganondorf (played again by Critical Role’s Matt Mercer), is imprisoned.—
Christopher Cruz,
Rolling Stone,
4 Nov. 2025
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New Delhi’s support enabled Hasina to undermine democratic institutions, politicize the judiciary and Election Commission, and enforce repressive laws such as the Digital Security Act, which limited free speech online and allowed arbitrary arrests and detentions of opponents of the regime.—
MUHIB RAHMAN,
Foreign Affairs,
12 Nov. 2025
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For most people, the impacts will be limited to breathtaking skies, not power outages.—
Briana Waxman,
CNN Money,
12 Nov. 2025
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The president of the Miss Universe Organization, Raúl Rocha, also criticized the Thai businessman and restricted him from participating in further activities.—
Anabella González,
CNN Money,
8 Nov. 2025
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Some visual flight approaches will be restricted at busy facilities with low staffing, according to the agency.—
Sacbee.com,
Sacbee.com,
7 Nov. 2025
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The rapper, who pleaded not guilty to all charges, has been held at the Brooklyn Metropolitan Detention Center since he was arrested in September 2024.—
Daniel S. Levine,
People.com,
6 Aug. 2025
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That means every state budget could be held hostage until the whims of a small fraction of legislators is satisfied.—
Ross O'Keefe,
The Washington Examiner,
6 Aug. 2025
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“Impounded.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/impounded. Accessed 13 Nov. 2025.
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