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
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
With grandma’s nest egg and mom and dad’s retirement tied up in a young couple’s first home, even a slight chill in property valuations causes an arctic frost on consumer sentiment.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 22, 2026
Her magnificent white hair is tied up with what looks like a piece of dirty string.
From "The Cruel Prince" by Holly Black
Matching piling numbers of calls with tied-up ambulances is putting control centre staff under pressure.
From BBC ● Aug. 10, 2021
“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
Beside him is a woman in a long flowery-patterned dress, tightly tied-up plaits crossed over her head and a face that looks to be held in place almost as tightly as her hair.
From "Code Name Kingfisher" by Liz Kessler
