tied up
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Even so, if I have $300,000 or $400,000 tied up in the property, I have to wonder whether that represents a low return on my equity.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 29, 2026
Wealth advisers say it would pose a particular challenge to startup founders whose fortunes are often tied up in illiquid company stock.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 20, 2026
By buying up the loans, TWG would be reducing the risk borne by the insurer caused by having such a large amount of assets tied up with one or more related parties.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 18, 2026
Their professional lives, their personal lives are all tied up in elite law.
From Slate ● Aug. 10, 2026
Her freshly colored hair is tied up in a ponytail, and she’s scrubbing the cupboard doors.
From "Saints and Misfits" by S.K. Ali
Matching piling numbers of calls with tied-up ambulances is putting control centre staff under pressure.
From BBC ● Aug. 10, 2021
“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
‘So . Hazel sounded a little nervous. ‘We have one tied-up goddess.
From "Blood of Olympus" by Rick Riordan
