tie up

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With 35 seconds left and the score tied at 61, Clemson struggled to get a shot off as Davidson forced a jump ball and then Gerda Raulusaityte forced a tie-up of her own.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 21, 2026

The tie-up is a big bet on a commercially unproven technology that has the U.S. government at its back, The Wall Street Journal previously reported.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 27, 2026

Until two weeks ago, it was in talks with Glencore about combining some or all of their businesses, a tie-up that could have created the world’s biggest mining company and copper producer.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 19, 2026

Wedbush analyst and Tesla bull Daniel Ives has said that a Tesla and SpaceX tie-up could occur within the next 18 months.

From MarketWatch • Feb. 18, 2026

“A night tie-up on open water? Can this be done speedily, in the manner of an attack? Could a man who wanted to make a boarding against another’s will even do so? Is it possible?”

From "Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel" by David Guterson