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[tahy] / taɪ /








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Mostly the book rattles on in a free style, with Mr. Coben telling personal stories about his life that tie into his practices as a writer.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 8, 2026

That could come into play this weekend since a tie after extra time would take the game to a series of penalty kicks to decide a winner.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 6, 2026

"I don't tie grooming gangs specifically to an ethnicity."

From BBC ● Nov. 3, 2026

Allen went 64 yards for a touchdown to tie the score on a short pass.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 31, 2026

Standing at the back is a man in a dark suit and tie, with a small moustache and a big smile.

From "Code Name Kingfisher" by Liz Kessler

Reports in recent weeks have indicated that the U.S. government was looking into the CEO’s close ties to Alice Huang, who U.S. government officials believed to be a Chinese spy.

From MarketWatch ● Nov. 8, 2026

Analysts say the quarrel reflects deeper unease over Baku's diplomatic independence and its close ties to Israel.

From Barron's ● Nov. 8, 2026

The paper reports that Burnham will use a summit in Brussels on 20 November to "pave the way for closer ties".

From BBC ● Nov. 8, 2026

In semirural New England, he hopes that houses will be affordable and that family ties will be strengthened.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 6, 2026

True to form, they are clad almost entirely in black and white and grey with bright touches of red on ties or handkerchiefs.

From "The Night Circus" by Erin Morgenstern

Despite their travails, Russell and Antonelli finished fourth and fifth to clinch the constructors' championship for Mercedes a week after the Italian had tied up the drivers' title.

From BBC ● Nov. 8, 2026

Worth Girvan and Gaspar were virtually tied on election night Tuesday, but on Thursday Worth Girvan began pulling ahead as more mail-in ballots were counted.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 7, 2026

Blockchain wallets tied to the Binance heist have also continued to use Wasabi Wallet.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 7, 2026

Some stock pickers set rules tied to dividends.

From MarketWatch ● Nov. 7, 2026

Finally, he scraped the antlers and the long bones clean, and tied them into a bundle for splintering later into fishhooks, needles and arrowheads.

From "Wolf Brother" by Michelle Paver

But Commanders safety Nick Cross intercepted a pass by Stafford, setting up a tying field goal.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 8, 2026

This year still has a "20 percent chance of tying or exceeding" 2024 as the warmest ever seen, the Copernicus Climate Change Service said in a monthly bulletin.

From Barron's ● Nov. 6, 2026

El-Sayed bested Republican Mike Rogers, withstanding an onslaught of attacks that included baselessly tying him to terrorism and a high-profile spat with a fellow Democrat.

From BBC ● Nov. 4, 2026

That share will be held by a closely held company called Founder LLC, tying together Chief Executive Dario Amodei, President Daniela Amodei and five other founders, the filing said.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 26, 2026

“I’m going down after him!” cried James, grabbing the silk string as it started coming out of the Silkworm and tying the end of it around his waist.

From "James and the Giant Peach" by Roald Dahl


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