tied up
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Renting could give you more flexibility, reduce the amount of your retirement portfolio tied up in a house, and let you test whether you really want to make the move permanent.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 3, 2026
If you’re tied up at your current job and can’t respond right away, let the recruiter or hiring manager know, advises Andy Decker, CEO of New Hampshire-based Goodwin Recruiting.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 18, 2026
But Novo’s future is still tied up with semaglutide.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 5, 2026
The Phillies tied up the game in the bottom half of that fifth inning.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 23, 2026
In his hand was a bouquet: baby’s breath and a stalk or two of lily of the valley, tastefully tied up in thread.
From "Secrets at Sea" by Richard Peck
After nearly two months tied-up beside shipping containers, the Fijian supreme court cleared the way for the US to seize the boat.
From BBC ● Nov. 10, 2022
“Hope” wears a vaguely Roman robe and cape, comforting a tied-up boy with absurdly oversized wings, all set in a version of a Renaissance city like Florence.
From Seattle Times ● Jun. 20, 2019
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
