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Then the real St. John Bosco team came out of the locker room after halftime and almost pulled off a Hollywood ending, rallying to tie the score before losing 38-28.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 22, 2026
The point of these splashy redesigns is always to tie back to something more intrinsic to the company, though.
From Slate ● Aug. 21, 2026
“There are PVC pipes, wires and a railway tie underneath the water and occasionally some metal.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 18, 2026
He was shown a straight red for a foul on Bosnia-Herzegovina defender Tarik Muharemovic as the co-hosts won their last-32 tie 2-0.
From BBC ● Aug. 18, 2026
“I think we have a tree fairy,” Zach says as I tie on my boots.
From "Wayward Creatures" by Dayna Lorentz
The two cultures separated by the narrow Persian Gulf have ties dating back centuries.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 27, 2026
New Federal Reserve Chairman Kevin Warsh has yet to earn the trust of his central-bank colleagues or financial-market participants who remain wary of his approach to curbing inflation and his ties to the White House.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 27, 2026
Even so, the larger emotional arc of family ties, with all their tragedy and imperfection, lifts “Whisper Man” from the typical confines of serial-killer drama.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 27, 2026
Curtis lived in Florida then, had no previous ties to the area and had never run an election.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 26, 2026
St. Catherine’s has gray blazers, navy blue pants, white shirts, and blue ties, and it was hot in our uniforms.
From "Firegirl" by Tony Abbott
Leveraged funds have continued to bet against futures contracts tied to long-dated bonds.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 27, 2026
The company was recently tied to a massive cyclosporiasis outbreak.
From Salon ● Aug. 27, 2026
Globally, last month tied 2024 as the warmest July since record-keeping began in 1850.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 26, 2026
His results echo a previous study that tied momentary awe to reduced daily stress and, over time, higher life satisfaction.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 26, 2026
He stopped the buckboard under a large white oak, got out, and tied the team to the tree.
From "Summer of the Monkeys" by Wilson Rawls
Rahm finished one shot behind on 17-under, with DeChambeau and Spain's Sergio Garcia tying for third a further shot back.
From BBC ● Aug. 24, 2026
In 2015, shortly after tying the knot to his second wife, Grace Miguel, he purchased a $3.3 million property above the Sunset Strip.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 18, 2026
GM in turn can keep its assembly lines moving amid supply-chain disruptions, without tying up large amounts of capital.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 11, 2026
Nneka Ogwumike missed what would have been a tying shot with 52 seconds left before the Valkyries made it a two-possession score to close it out.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 10, 2026
Newton’s calculus—his method of fluxions—did just this by tying together concepts like position, velocity, and acceleration.
From "Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea" by Charles Seife
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