tie up
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The states and Paramount will collide in court again on Aug. 3, when the judge takes up the expected motion for a preliminary injunction — which could tie up the deal for months.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 20, 2026
Nunez dismissed the idea saying it would "tie up almost half of the security deployment".
From Barron's ● May 31, 2026
Given the way the world economy is going right now, though, you may not want to tie up cash for that long, because rates are in flux.
From MarketWatch ● May 11, 2026
Back-to-back wins mean it looks increasingly likely Leeds will avoid the drop, so boss Daniel Farke will have to tie up a few loose ends with his goalkeepers.
From BBC ● Apr. 21, 2026
Miss Leefolt head back to her bedroom and, just like I figured, the first thing she do is tie up the phone.
From "The Help" by Kathryn Stockett
In this, the year of the megadeal, barely a week in this newsroom has gone by without our covering some transformational tie-up or moonshot acquisition.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 19, 2026
The announcement is the latest tie-up between the automobile and defence sectors.
From Barron's ● Sep. 7, 2026
The announcement is also the latest tie-up between Germany's ailing auto industry and the defence sector, which is booming as countries build up their militaries to face an increasingly dangerous world.
From Barron's ● Sep. 7, 2026
The proposed tie-up would mark fresh consolidation in the food-delivery industry.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 2, 2026
“Wouldn’t the two men have tied their boats together? Wouldn’t you have the mutual consent necessary—an emergency situation, even if feigned—for a successful tie-up at sea? Wouldn’t you, Mr. Gillanders?”
From "Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel" by David Guterson
The tie-ups were unveiled after CEO Jensen Huang spent the weekend eating barbecue in Seoul with the country's tech leaders and appearing on a popular TV show.
From Barron's ● Jun. 8, 2026
Yet so far there haven’t been the kind of big tie-ups seen in years past.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 31, 2026
The partnership is the latest in a string of tie-ups between pharma majors and Chinese companies, and grants Lilly exclusive worldwide rights to a portfolio of programs across multiple therapeutic areas.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 30, 2026
Ferguson continued to chase brand endorsements and other moneymaking deals, including tie-ups with the US retail giant Target and the cruise line Cunard.
From BBC ● Feb. 11, 2026
That afternoon, when Mr. Zuckerman went to milk the cows and clean out the tie-ups, he was still thinking about what a wondrous pig he owned.
From "Charlotte's Web" by E.B. White
