tie
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But Rattler fumbled right before crossing the goal line, turning the ball over That’s when Odebunmi reeled off his best run of the night, a 58-yarder down the right sideline, to tie the score 6-6.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 26, 2026
The tie will be shown on the BBC Sport website and app and on BBC iPlayer, with coverage beginning from 10:00 BST.
From BBC ● Sep. 21, 2026
You need to tie up a few loose ends, for sure.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 21, 2026
The Giants took a different approach to tie the score for a second time.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 20, 2026
Mr. Espinosa is leaned way back in his chair, his tie loosened, looking very un-principal-like and almost as tired as I feel.
From "Popcorn" by Rob Harrell
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This idea is now increasingly challenged by a notion Reczek calls “democratized kinship”— the idea that maintaining family ties depends on their quality.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 26, 2026
Callao is backing the project as a tribute to the pope's ties with the city, where he served as the apostolic administrator of the diocese from 2020 to 2021.
From Barron's ● Sep. 26, 2026
However, when Ortega isn’t traveling for work, she has long maintained ties to the California desert community where she grew up.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 25, 2026
At least five groups of Indigenous people have had strong spiritual ties to Puncak Jaya for generations.
From BBC ● Sep. 25, 2026
We could barely see above the pile in the carpet, but the Upstairs Cranstons were all out of their cabins, jostling each other and retying the ties on their life preservers.
From "Secrets at Sea" by Richard Peck
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The vote was initially tied, with 45 members backing the motion and 45 opposed, requiring Presiding Officer Huw Irranca-Davies to cast the deciding vote against the proposal in line with parliamentary convention.
From BBC ● Sep. 26, 2026
While Washington tied for third in the conference last season in interceptions with nine, the signal-caller set school records for freshman completions and passing yards, throwing for 2,963 yards and 17 touchdowns.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 25, 2026
Its location is tied up in the events of a party they attended the night before, but since they can’t remember what happened they are also in search of their own memories.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 24, 2026
This northeast Georgia city has a rich music history, tied to bands including Widespread Panic, REM and The B-52s.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 24, 2026
People tied their prayers to the branches: a piece of tattered skirt, the edge of a collar.
From "Nory Ryan’s Song" by Patricia Reilly Giff
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The comedian and actor who made his name on an unprintable dirtbag-left-adjacent podcast made the case for tying private equity to bad sandwiches during a recent interview with sports journalist Pablo Torre.
From Salon ● Sep. 25, 2026
But the comparison illustrates the opportunity cost of tying up your money in a home.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 24, 2026
“Traders are tying themselves to parts of the supply chain where demand is tangible, and they’re favoring areas where spending is committed,” said Jake Behan, head of capital markets at Direxion.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 16, 2026
It marked the Dodgers’ 14th straight playoff berth, tying a record set by the Atlanta Braves from 1991 to 2005.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 15, 2026
Kainta teaches me how to make a knife by chipping a piece of rock until it is sharp, then tying it with gut onto a short stick.
From "Blood on the River" by Elisa Carbone
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