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tie up

[tahy-uhp] / ˈtaɪˌʌp /




tie-up


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The Amazon-Globalstar tie up is mixed news for Iridium and AST SpaceMobile.

From Barron's • Apr. 14, 2026

The companies also tie up with affiliate users, who can get money paid into their accounts for each new person they sign up through referral codes.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 6, 2026

They are ready in a couple of months, and they almost always tie up the story arcs, she said.

From BBC • Feb. 27, 2026

In the 1980s comedy “9 to 5,” Dolly Parton, Jane Fonda and Lily Tomlin tie up the boss, put him in a harness and attach him to a garage door opener.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 6, 2026

Ellsberg suggested they find some string to tie up the boxes.

From "Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War" by Steve Sheinkin




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