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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

The analysis showed that Retriever Towing completed about 43% of impounds in the city.

From Seattle Times • Jan. 17, 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

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 Robinson, Rowland E. (Evans)