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tying

[tahy-ing] / ˈtaɪ ɪŋ /
ADJECTIVE
binding
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Tying rewards to performance metrics through the new bonus program could reinforce that goal.

From MarketWatch • May 6, 2026

Tying full-backs in knots from Milan to Merseyside.

From BBC • Feb. 15, 2026

Tying this back to Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce, his mother Donna Kelce also makes a cameo in the movie.

From Salon • Nov. 30, 2024

Tying that to the history of braids, it’s widely known how braids were used as maps by enslaved people to navigate their way out to freedom.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 14, 2024

Tying off a tidy row of sutures, Doc made a small hmm sound.

From "The Reader" by Traci Chee




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