tie
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Again Skinner showed off his athleticism with a touchdown pass of 51 yards to Weaver to tie the score 14-14.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 3, 2026
Opinion polls show neither candidate is likely to win in the first-round election Sunday, and the two are in a statistical tie for an October 25 runoff.
From Barron's ● Oct. 3, 2026
“Future time perspective” is our capacity to tie our present activities to later outcomes.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 3, 2026
Since James' death, Chris has returned to officiating matches and was an assistant referee for Barton's FA Cup tie with North Ferriby earlier this season.
From BBC ● Oct. 2, 2026
I can’t help but smile picturing a bug-eyed dog in a bow tie.
From "Wayward Creatures" by Dayna Lorentz
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Police also reportedly detained attendees and placed several in zip ties in the parking lot until cleared by investigators.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 3, 2026
In response, Eritrea announced late on Thursday that it was severing diplomatic ties with Ethiopia, describing Addis Ababa's decision as "astounding".
From BBC ● Oct. 2, 2026
Ethiopia expelled 10 Eritrean diplomats and shut its embassy in Asmara, while Eritrea responded that it would "sever all diplomatic ties".
From Barron's ● Oct. 2, 2026
“I think in some ways that’s because obviously those ties to the direct local communities are stronger,” Siles said.
From Salon ● Oct. 2, 2026
Americans shared with Britain a language and many traditions, and with France historic ties going back to Lafayette and the Revolutionary War.
From "The War to End All Wars: World War I" by Russell Freedman
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"This result, closely tied to the cavity's photonic properties, provides strong experimental evidence of the coupling between the superconducting state and dark-cavity modes," said Prof. Zeng.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 3, 2026
Zvika Manes told Israeli public broadcaster Kan that he and other passengers tied the attacker up "with his own zip ties and with the multimedia headphones".
From BBC ● Oct. 3, 2026
“All we wanted is that it wasn’t tied to any opera, to any imagery for any opera, but would just be an artwork that will stand by itself,” Martínez Celaya said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 2, 2026
Imagine two Major League Baseball teams being tied at the end of the regular season.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 2, 2026
I tied the rope tightly around my waist.
From "Black Star, Bright Dawn" by Scott O'Dell
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The couple have called the St. Charles property home for more than a decade, having purchased it one year after tying the knot in 2014.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 29, 2026
The comedian and actor who made his name on an unprintable dirtbag-left-adjacent podcast made the case for tying private equity to bad sandwiches during a recent interview with sports journalist Pablo Torre.
From Salon ● Sep. 25, 2026
Those workarounds are keeping Gulf barrels moving, but they are tying up tankers, driving freight rates higher and, in Saudi Arabia’s case, not sustainably alleviating blockages that have left its oil production at multidecade low.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 21, 2026
It’s been 22 weeks since Langley’s “Choosin’ Texas” first appeared on top of the Billboard 100, tying Mariah Carey’s seasonally ubiquitous “All I Want for Christmas Is You.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 21, 2026
A shimmering snail’s trail wrapped the enormous wolf, tying his legs, rendering him immobile.
From "Norse Mythology" by Neil Gaiman
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