tie
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No less than the staid bow tie baseball chronicler Ken Rosenthal described the Red Sox under Henry as “incoherent, dysfunctional and forever poised to overreact.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 27, 2026
“We’re not going to let anybody take over our society,” he told reporters who had rushed to the news conference still dressed in gowns and black tie.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 26, 2026
Crowded into the ballroom were Trump, First Lady Melania Trump, Vice President JD Vance, several cabinet members and top lawmakers, and hundreds of guests in black tie.
From Barron's • Apr. 26, 2026
Higgins then gained 13-9 and 13-10 wins in the quarter-finals of 2007 and 2011 respectively, before O'Sullivan won their most recent Crucible tie, 17-11 in the 2022 semi-finals.
From BBC • Apr. 24, 2026
"We will tie ourselves together. None of us can be trusted not to stray."
From "Rowan of Rin" by Emily Rodda
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