tie up
Example Sentences
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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
“This would tie up banks’ resources at a turbulent time in the world,” she said.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 13, 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
Ellsberg suggested they find some string to tie up the boxes.
From "Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War" by Steve Sheinkin
