tied up
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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
But Novo’s future is still tied up with semaglutide.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 5, 2026
The Phillies tied up the game in the bottom half of that fifth inning.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 23, 2026
For one, the Kirk killing was destined to become tied up with the internet’s passion for true crime.
From Slate ● Jul. 21, 2026
He follows me out to the wharf and spots the skiff tied up at the end.
From "The Young Man and the Sea" by Rodman Philbrick
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
Johnson said he spent tied-up hours studying safety procedures.
From Seattle Times ● Nov. 22, 2021
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
