tie that binds

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The tie that binds the Oscar curse and our assumptions of what the roles an actor chooses after their first Oscar nomination should look like is much shorter than it may initially seem.

From Salon • Mar. 22, 2026

“Music is the tie that binds our Black experience in the U.S. and the world,” said Ebro Darden, global head of hip-hop and R&B at Apple Music.

From Seattle Times • Jun. 10, 2022

Loyalty to family is admirable, but limiting yourself to just one bank’s brood of credit cards may be a tie that binds you up.

From Washington Times • Apr. 23, 2020

Another tie that binds: Mr. McConnell’s wife, Elaine Chao, is his transportation secretary.

From New York Times • Apr. 14, 2019

Brethren, the tie that binds the whole world, the source of all miracles, the strength of the weak, the immediate presence of our most holy father, is love, love alone.

From The Rebellion in the Cevennes, an Historical Novel Vol. I. by Tieck, Ludwig