tied up
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Florist Jess Woodrow said Haines was a friendly face who would pop into the store when she was not tied up in the capital Canberra.
From Barron's ● Oct. 20, 2026
Whether buying equity or spending directly, the capital investment remains tied up driving core growth and isn’t available to hand back to shareholders or creditors.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 9, 2026
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
Tanker freight rates have climbed sharply as vessels are tied up in shuttle operations and longer voyages, with Clarksons previously reporting record crude-tanker rates as Middle East shipping disruptions intensified.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 21, 2026
Old ones she kept all tied up in a cloth pouch and tucked away in her tinker box.
From "Worth" by A. LaFaye
Johnson said he spent tied-up hours studying safety procedures.
From Seattle Times ● Nov. 22, 2021
Matching piling numbers of calls with tied-up ambulances is putting control centre staff under pressure.
From BBC ● Aug. 10, 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
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