tied up
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Renting could give you more flexibility, reduce the amount of your retirement portfolio tied up in a house, and let you test whether you really want to make the move permanent.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 3, 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
But Novo’s future is still tied up with semaglutide.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 5, 2026
Some institutional investors haven’t been able to make new investments with their assets tied up in aging funds.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 22, 2026
In his hand was a bouquet: baby’s breath and a stalk or two of lily of the valley, tastefully tied up in thread.
From "Secrets at Sea" by Richard Peck
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
