tied up
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But naturally, two-way star Shohei Ohtani’s health is tied up in the answers.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 16, 2026
If your money is tied up in an investment portfolio, how easily could you access it in an emergency?
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 3, 2026
Much of Sam Altman’s wealth is tied up in a vast network of tech companies that include everything from nuclear fusion to a startup trying to create a new city on the Mediterranean.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 23, 2026
It’s all tied up with wider concerns about how top-down governmental controls over internet access will affect adults too.
From Slate ● Jun. 18, 2026
When the ferry tied up at the dock, I was tempted to stay on board and wait for the return trip.
From "Beyond the Bright Sea" by Lauren Wolk
After nearly two months tied-up beside shipping containers, the Fijian supreme court cleared the way for the US to seize the boat.
From BBC ● Nov. 10, 2022
“Hope” wears a vaguely Roman robe and cape, comforting a tied-up boy with absurdly oversized wings, all set in a version of a Renaissance city like Florence.
From Seattle Times ● Jun. 20, 2019
You can rest assured that Blair Witch will feature the most terrifying bundles of tied-up sticks you'll see this fall.
From The Verge ● Aug. 30, 2016
Reporters elsewhere listened by phone as she described how Roosevelt's refusal to shoot a tied-up Louisiana black bear for a hunt trophy in 1902 inspired teddy bears.
From US News ● Mar. 10, 2016
Beside him is a woman in a long flowery-patterned dress, tightly tied-up plaits crossed over her head and a face that looks to be held in place almost as tightly as her hair.
From "Code Name Kingfisher" by Liz Kessler
