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tie

[tahy] / taɪ /








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The Giants took a different approach to tie the score for a second time.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 20, 2026

It could also tie exports to inventory levels: As commercial inventories went down past a certain level, so would refiners’ export allocation.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 17, 2026

“He’d tie that stringer around my hand and let the fish pull me around the creek.”

From Slate Sep. 17, 2026

Dressed in a dark suit and white shirt with no tie, the former president sat with his chin resting on his hands as proceedings opened.

From Barron's Sep. 16, 2026

Sometimes I dress him in sunglasses or a bow tie.

From "South of Somewhere" by Kalena Miller

The 35-person board led by Casey Wasserman, who was recently under heat for his ties to Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell, is meant to help plan and execute the upcoming Olympic Games.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 20, 2026

England's Ross Smith and Northern Ireland's Josh Rock also won their last-16 ties to complete the quarter-final line-up.

From BBC Sep. 19, 2026

“Agency” is wielding power and autonomy in choosing how to live; “belonging” is forging social ties with others; and “cause” is serving a higher purpose.

From MarketWatch Sep. 18, 2026

The deepening ties also help North Korea counterbalance the historically dominant influence of its other neighbor across the Tumen—China—and diversify its foreign support.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 18, 2026

We looked for ties to match and found a perfect one, but I could not tie it because I did not know how.

From "Breaking Through" by Francisco Jiménez

“I mean, I’ve been doing this thirst thing for six years, but it is tied to action, otherwise, what’s the point? Engagement is cute, but it doesn’t move people.”

From Salon Sep. 20, 2026

California’s share of U.S. post-production employment has fallen from 53% to 42% over the last 13 years, according to CVL Economics, an economic consulting firm tied to California Post Alliance.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 19, 2026

That makes them the joint second largest party at Holyrood, tied with Reform UK, but there remains a gulf between Labour and their SNP rivals.

From BBC Sep. 18, 2026

Cybersecurity stocks have been a hot trade this year, with investors reasoning that they could benefit from a rush of spending tied to artificial-intelligence threat risk.

From MarketWatch Sep. 17, 2026

And later I dragged myself around and untangled them and unloaded part of the sled and crawled in and tied my leg down.

From "Woodsong" by Gary Paulsen

She was struck by the Roebucks’ initial identification of their nephew Jeramy, the pill bottle of Jeramy’s left at the crime scene, and the absence of concrete evidence tying Walters to the crime.

From Slate Sep. 17, 2026

“Traders are tying themselves to parts of the supply chain where demand is tangible, and they’re favoring areas where spending is committed,” said Jake Behan, head of capital markets at Direxion.

From MarketWatch Sep. 16, 2026

It marked the Dodgers’ 14th straight playoff berth, tying a record set by the Atlanta Braves from 1991 to 2005.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 15, 2026

"Showering, sleeping, eating, tying his shoes - Michael can't tie his shoes - I mean, there's so much hands-on involvement, and Jean did all of that," she says.

From BBC Sep. 6, 2026

So I hung out in front of the band room door, tying my sneaker laces.

From "Maybe He Just Likes You" by Barbara Dee




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