tying
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WSJ | Buy Side: A one-year CD lets you lock in an interest rate for your funds without tying up your cash for the long term.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 19, 2026
There was no physical evidence tying him to the killing, and a dozen people testified that Brooks was at a family party at the time of the shooting.
From Salon ● Aug. 10, 2026
Edman drove in the tying run, too, lining a single to left for the Dodgers’ third hit of the inning off Diamondbacks right-hander Taylor Clarke in the seventh.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 8, 2026
Long-term agreements are one way that the chip makers can prolong or insure their earnings an margins, by tying up clients into deals that last years.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 5, 2026
“I’m going down after him!” cried James, grabbing the silk string as it started coming out of the Silkworm and tying the end of it around his waist.
From "James and the Giant Peach" by Roald Dahl
