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[tahy] / taɪ /








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But Rattler fumbled right before crossing the goal line, turning the ball over That’s when Odebunmi reeled off his best run of the night, a 58-yarder down the right sideline, to tie the score 6-6.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 26, 2026

Uren adds that one vision for compensation is to tie pay more closely to impact and outcome, and de-emphasize activity measures, like hours worked, that are frequently used as proxies for productivity.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 24, 2026

Such a move would be supported by about a quarter of his own MPs and would tie in with his leadership campaign promise of "a new politics", focused on "problem solving" rather than "point scoring".

From BBC ● Sep. 24, 2026

You need to tie up a few loose ends, for sure.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 21, 2026

Standing at the back is a man in a dark suit and tie, with a small moustache and a big smile.

From "Code Name Kingfisher" by Liz Kessler

Callao is backing the project as a tribute to the pope's ties with the city, where he served as the apostolic administrator of the diocese from 2020 to 2021.

From Barron's ● Sep. 26, 2026

That ties in with its emphasis on controlling information, securing data and maintaining social stability.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 26, 2026

While an important U.S. ally in the region, the U.A.E. also maintains longstanding cultural and economic ties with Iran that have given Tehran a crucial back door to the global financial system.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 26, 2026

At least five groups of Indigenous people have had strong spiritual ties to Puncak Jaya for generations.

From BBC ● Sep. 25, 2026

He has seen me coming; he takes his cap off his head, wipes the sweat from his brow, and then waits for me to cross the train yard, picking my way over the railroad ties.

From "The Brightwood Code" by Monica Hesse

The vote was initially tied, with 45 members backing the motion and 45 opposed, requiring Presiding Officer Huw Irranca-Davies to cast the deciding vote against the proposal in line with parliamentary convention.

From BBC ● Sep. 26, 2026

Mayor Karen Bass and Los Angeles City Councilmember Nithya Raman were effectively tied in fundraising, the latest campaign finance reports show, with each candidate raising about $2.5 million in contributions and matching funds.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 25, 2026

His comment about prices for AI computing power can be tied to a group of pure-play providers of cloud-computing services, known as neoclouds.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 25, 2026

Its location is tied up in the events of a party they attended the night before, but since they can’t remember what happened they are also in search of their own memories.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 24, 2026

With an odd sense of giving up an unwelcome burden, Torak handed her the ravenskin pouch, and she tied it to her belt.

From "Wolf Brother" by Michelle Paver

The comedian and actor who made his name on an unprintable dirtbag-left-adjacent podcast made the case for tying private equity to bad sandwiches during a recent interview with sports journalist Pablo Torre.

From Salon ● Sep. 25, 2026

Shortly after tying the knot, the pair welcomed their first child, daughter Nina.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 22, 2026

It’s been 22 weeks since Langley’s “Choosin’ Texas” first appeared on top of the Billboard 100, tying Mariah Carey’s seasonally ubiquitous “All I Want for Christmas Is You.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 21, 2026

Those workarounds are keeping Gulf barrels moving, but they are tying up tankers, driving freight rates higher and, in Saudi Arabia’s case, not sustainably alleviating blockages that have left its oil production at multidecade low.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 21, 2026

“Don’t you want to change your clothes, girls?” she asked us as she was tying her sneakers.

From "Maybe He Just Likes You" by Barbara Dee




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