tying

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During the financial crisis that struck two years later, he played a key role tying up rescue deals that pulled Wall Street banks back from the brink.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 13, 2026

If Google does link up with SpaceX, it would be the latest move tying the major companies together.

From MarketWatch • May 12, 2026

Parlays are big money-makers for sportsbooks because they involve tying together multiple discrete bets into one long-shot wager.

From Barron's • May 7, 2026

Mater Dei had a 5-4 lead in the bottom of the eighth with two out when Ricardo Hurtado hit a fly ball that couldn’t be caught, resulting in a tying run.

From Los Angeles Times • May 5, 2026

He grabbed Handsome’s present, which he also spruced up by tying a bright yellow ribbon around it, and left his cave.

From "The Very, Very Far North" by Dan Bar-el