as in captivity
the act of confining or the state of being confined
after his impoundment in the garage all weekend, the family dog was ready to frolic
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Some were built for recreation, providing large and small water bodies — referred to as impoundments — calmer and safer than the river itself.
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Jan Ellen Spiegel, Hartford Courant, 11 Mar. 2024
The city has two upstream impoundments, both built during the 1930s as public works projects.
—Kate Gordon, Foreign Affairs, 18 Sep. 2018
The impoundment has created an area conducive to paddling, Thomas-Blate said, and officials want to engage those users during the discussions about the site.
—Christine Condon, Baltimore Sun, 16 July 2024
The Congressional Budget and Impoundment Control Act of 1974 established a new congressional budget process and timetable, a budget committee in each house, a Congressional Budget Office, and congressional control over the impoundment of funds by the executive branch.
—Washington Post, 9 July 2024
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Jan Ellen Spiegel, Hartford Courant, 11 Mar. 2024
The city has two upstream impoundments, both built during the 1930s as public works projects.
—Kate Gordon, Foreign Affairs, 18 Sep. 2018
The impoundment has created an area conducive to paddling, Thomas-Blate said, and officials want to engage those users during the discussions about the site.
—Christine Condon, Baltimore Sun, 16 July 2024
The Congressional Budget and Impoundment Control Act of 1974 established a new congressional budget process and timetable, a budget committee in each house, a Congressional Budget Office, and congressional control over the impoundment of funds by the executive branch.
—Washington Post, 9 July 2024
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This cub will likely stay in captivity due to its condition, according to officials.John Leos, The Arizona Republic, 2 Nov. 2024
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Petro Yatsenko, spokesperson for the Ukrainian Coordination Center for the Treatment of Prisoners of War, said in a statement that some 25 Ukrainian journalists were being held in Russian captivity, and several others are considered missing.Ivana Kottasová, CNN, 13 Oct. 2024
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Later, Takei's family was shipped by train to an internment camp in Arkansas, one of 10 such camps in the U.S.Karen Weintraub, USA TODAY, 3 Nov. 2024
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Detention centers and processing camps would need to be established nationwide, potentially creating scenes reminiscent of America's internment camps during World War II.Andy J. Semotiuk, Forbes, 2 Nov. 2024
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Breslin ran on a platform focused on reducing violent crime and reducing incarceration for nonviolent offenders with substance abuse and mental health issues.Sam Tabachnik, The Denver Post, 5 Nov. 2024
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Meanwhile, advocates focused on reducing mass incarceration and addressing racial disparities in the judicial system pushed states to begin decriminalizing marijuana and revising the sentences for people serving time for it.Marin Cogan, Vox, 4 Nov. 2024
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One of the those calculation is stated as being when a person is eligible for home confinement.Walter Pavlo, Forbes, 30 Oct. 2024
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Richard Lowell Jones was sentenced to three years’ probation, with the first six months on home confinement, as well as restitution to the city of 8,500 totaling $27,232.70.Rick Pearson, Chicago Tribune, 27 Oct. 2024
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“Impoundment.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/impoundment. Accessed 17 Nov. 2024.
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