tie up
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The states and Paramount will collide in court again on Aug. 3, when the judge takes up the expected motion for a preliminary injunction — which could tie up the deal for months.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 20, 2026
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
Given the way the world economy is going right now, though, you may not want to tie up cash for that long, because rates are in flux.
From MarketWatch ● May 11, 2026
“I always hate to have to tie up a heifer to break her for milking. But I guess there’s no other way with this one.”
From "Old Yeller" by Fred Gipson
Ellison has repeatedly defended his proposed purchase, saying the tie-up does not threaten competition because Hollywood has been transformed by Netflix and other deep-pocketed tech giants.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 12, 2026
The Financial Times reported, citing unnamed sources, that AstraZeneca held discussions with Bristol Myers Squibb about a tie-up in recent months.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 3, 2026
BPM’s decision to pull out came after its largest shareholder, France’s Credit Agricole, expressed doubts about the merits of a tie-up between BPM and Monte dei Paschi.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 3, 2026
Union Pacific’s agreement with CN came as its tie-up with Norfolk Southern faces hurdles.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 23, 2026
“A night tie-up on open water? Can this be done speedily, in the manner of an attack? Could a man who wanted to make a boarding against another’s will even do so? Is it possible?”
From "Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel" by David Guterson
The tie-ups were unveiled after CEO Jensen Huang spent the weekend eating barbecue in Seoul with the country's tech leaders and appearing on a popular TV show.
From Barron's ● Jun. 8, 2026
CEO Jim Farley says the automaker will expand the tie-ups while developing a plan for Chinese competition in the U.S.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 17, 2026
Ferguson continued to chase brand endorsements and other moneymaking deals, including tie-ups with the US retail giant Target and the cruise line Cunard.
From BBC ● Feb. 11, 2026
Dealmakers say several of the high-profile tie-ups proposed or announced likely wouldn’t have been attempted under the prior administration.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 27, 2025
That afternoon, when Mr. Zuckerman went to milk the cows and clean out the tie-ups, he was still thinking about what a wondrous pig he owned.
From "Charlotte's Web" by E.B. White
