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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

After Spivey’s truck arrived at the police impound lot, Jones pointed out a compartment concealed in the back seat and asked Tamasi to open it.

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

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

But they won’t find the condition of Hoover Dam, which impounds one the nation’s largest reservoirs on the border of Nevada and Arizona.

From Seattle Times ● May 5, 2022

No beadle here impounds you, to suit his crabbed mood; No strife profanes our little church, tho' there it rages high, But then we have no little church, and that, perhaps, is why!

From The World's Greatest Books — Volume 01 — Fiction by Hammerton, John Alexander, Sir

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

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

Her car was impounded, and she was released just after 6 a.m.

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 5, 2026

He took me in, and the car was impounded.

From "Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood" by Trevor Noah

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

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

Minibus taxi operators across Cape Town also aired frustrations that the government was impounding taxis they claimed were not roadworthy.

From BBC ● Aug. 8, 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