tied up
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My daughters and I are living in poverty, and what little I have left is tied up in retirement accounts.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 27, 2026
From 2027 to 2032, the Eagles have over $500 million tied up by void years, which is roughly twice as much as any other NFL team.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 27, 2026
Those who buy an annuity give up liquidity: The money is tied up, effectively forever, in the insurance contract.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 23, 2026
Florist Jess Woodrow said Haines was a friendly face who would pop into the store when she was not tied up in the capital Canberra.
From Barron's ● Oct. 20, 2026
“She’s all tied up at the moment,” Count Olaf said, “if you will pardon a little joke.”
From "The Bad Beginning" by Lemony Snicket
Johnson said he spent tied-up hours studying safety procedures.
From Seattle Times ● Nov. 22, 2021
Matching piling numbers of calls with tied-up ambulances is putting control centre staff under pressure.
From BBC ● Aug. 10, 2021
You can rest assured that Blair Witch will feature the most terrifying bundles of tied-up sticks you'll see this fall.
From The Verge ● Aug. 30, 2016
Reporters elsewhere listened by phone as she described how Roosevelt's refusal to shoot a tied-up Louisiana black bear for a hunt trophy in 1902 inspired teddy bears.
From US News ● Mar. 10, 2016
‘So . Hazel sounded a little nervous. ‘We have one tied-up goddess.
From "Blood of Olympus" by Rick Riordan
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