tie up

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With 35 seconds left and the score tied at 61, Clemson struggled to get a shot off as Davidson forced a jump ball and then Gerda Raulusaityte forced a tie-up of her own.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 21, 2026

The tie-up is a big bet on a commercially unproven technology that has the U.S. government at its back, The Wall Street Journal previously reported.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 27, 2026

Against this backdrop, the sector is seeking to consolidate, although a bid by BHP to buy Anglo American, disrupting the latter's planned tie-up with Teck, recently collapsed.

From Barron's • Feb. 21, 2026

Until two weeks ago, it was in talks with Glencore about combining some or all of their businesses, a tie-up that could have created the world’s biggest mining company and copper producer.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 19, 2026

Simpson stalked toward Luke, hoping for a tie-up.

From "We'll Fly Away" by Bryan Bliss