tie-up
Example Sentences
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Organizing workforce policy around displacement measures would likely expand bureaucracy and tie up resources in tracking layoffs, monitoring “AI risk” and subsidizing retraining.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 5, 2026
Nunez dismissed the idea saying it would "tie up almost half of the security deployment".
From Barron's • May 31, 2026
Giant food mergers often don’t work, but the McCormick-Unilever tie up could prove to be an exception.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 8, 2026
Second, if she outlives him, I assume his children might resent her, since that could tie up a sizable portion of their inheritance.
From MarketWatch • Mar. 3, 2026
“Isn’t it tricky to tie up at sea? Even in calm weather, in good light?”
From "Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel" by David Guterson
