tied

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Tied with Young going into Sunday, Northern Ireland's McIlroy heaped pressure on himself with a sloppy double-bogey five on the fourth after three-putting from eight feet.

From BBC • Apr. 12, 2026

Appeared in the April 7, 2026, print edition as 'Allies Are Worried They Are Tied to an Erratic U.S.'.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 7, 2026

Tied for second on the list were Detroit, Mich., and Fort Lauderdale, Fla.

From MarketWatch • Feb. 2, 2026

Tied at half-time, the Rockets out-scored the Pistons 34-20 in the third quarter to seize control, never trailing in the fourth.

From Barron's • Jan. 24, 2026

Tied notes are written with a curved line connecting two notes that are on the same line or the same space in the staff.

From "Understanding Basic Music Theory" by Catherine Schmidt-Jones and Russel Jones