Pound Release

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Pound Release

[paʊnd rɪ'liːs] - noun

(1) The name of a special account belonging to the Neopets Team. Pets who had to be temporarily removed from the Pound due to the risk of a server overload are housed here.
(2) The regular movement of pets from that account back into the Pound. This happens very slowly (at the rate of a couple of pets per day).

Example Usage:

(1) "That pretty Aisha I had my eye on is STILL sitting on Pound Release."
(2) "Pound Release tends to happen at 9:47 NST."

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