ties up
Example Sentences
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The fund’s new strategy aims for Vision 2030 objectives with less capital, as its setup ties up funds in local projects.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 18, 2026
Prison officer John Sneddon is part of the team at Barlinnie's Link Centre that ties up the loose ends prisoners leave behind on the outside.
From BBC • Dec. 10, 2025
“It ties up a lot of rental housing that would be for families,” she said.
From Seattle Times • Dec. 22, 2023
He visited Pyongyang in July and toured a weapons exhibit with Kim, one of the most striking signs of deepening ties up to that point.
From Reuters • Sep. 17, 2023
But this ties up our whole future, economic and everything else.
From The Way of Decision by Pease, M. C.
