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[tahy] / taɪ /








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If clearance is received by the Ifab in time, the first game to feature the trial will be the Carabao Cup preliminary round tie between Tranmere and Rochdale on Saturday, 1 August.

From BBC Jul. 27, 2026

That said, he did swap his trademark dark T-Shirt and jacket for a suit and tie, although he has maintained his regular output of casual, selfie-led videos on his social media channels.

From Barron's Jul. 26, 2026

He conceded, but not without adding a colorful tie, hand-painted by Nobel laureate Wally Gilbert.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 24, 2026

Molly, 32, wore a white short-sleeved mini dress with a matching pillbox hat and netted veil for the occassion, while Tom, 26, wore a black suit and tie.

From BBC Jul. 23, 2026

I loosely tie the orange handles together, run outside, and hide the bag in Aunt Melissa’s shrubs.

From "South of Somewhere" by Kalena Miller

Andrea Pirlo has said he is no longer a candidate to coach the Italian national side following days of controversy over his ties to a Russian betting company.

From BBC Jul. 27, 2026

“Eston cut off ties with his whole family,” Dorothy said.

From Salon Jul. 27, 2026

In between trading impromptu quips, Martin and Lewis overturned tables, cut ties, sheared suits and spritzed seltzer on one and all.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 25, 2026

Lawyers investigating the Gates Foundation’s ties to Jeffrey Epstein didn’t have access to Bill Gates’s personal communications or review interactions with the billionaire’s private office.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 23, 2026

She plays Christmas music, and the guys who are waiting for visitors get all dressed up in suits and ties and sit on the bench by the entryway.

From "The Tenth Mistake of Hank Hooperman" by Gennifer Choldenko

To date, the scandal has seen just one sitting politician arrested on charges tied to the scandal.

From Barron's Jul. 27, 2026

With ships being tied up for weeks, longer voyages also push up freight and war-risk insurance rates.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 26, 2026

Everything in Māori culture is tied to Papatūānuku, Mother Earth, especially its food.

From Salon Jul. 26, 2026

Their brains activated the later microglial program, but this response occurred largely without being tied to tau accumulation.

From Science Daily Jul. 26, 2026

Rowdy never did like to be tied up and right away he started whimpering and whining.

From "Summer of the Monkeys" by Wilson Rawls

Cher and Sonny were together for more than a decade, tying the knot in an unofficial ceremony in 1964, when she was just 17, before legally marrying in 1969.

From MarketWatch Jul. 27, 2026

Anthropic and Advanced Micro Devices have signed a major new deal tying the artificial-intelligence leaders closer together from both a business perspective and a financial perspective.

From MarketWatch Jul. 22, 2026

Adeel Khan, 32, and Imran Chowdhury, 26, have pleaded not guilty to helping former soldier Khalife escape from HMP Wandsworth by tying himself to the bottom of a delivery truck in September 2023.

From BBC Jul. 13, 2026

More recently, Schwartzman said, “I was at my mom’s house tying my shoe, and I see a cassette tape on the ground titled ‘Rushmore songs’.”

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 11, 2026

I struggle to my feet, tying the dressing gown.

From "Water for Elephants" by Sara Gruen




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