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tie up

[tahy-uhp] / ˈtaɪˌʌp /




tie-up


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Regardless, United CEO Scott Kirby pitched the idea of a potential tie-up between to senior officials just days before the Iran war began, Bloomberg reported late Monday.

From Barron's • Apr. 14, 2026

A judge blocked a proposed tie-up between JetBlue Airways and Spirit Airlines in early 2024 after the Justice Department sued to prevent it on antitrust grounds.

From Barron's • Apr. 14, 2026

SpaceX combined with Musk’s AI company, xAI, in February, to create a $1.25 trillion juggernaut in the biggest corporate tie-up by value in U.S. history.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 1, 2026

CATL’s technology is the reason Ford chose it for the Michigan factory tie-up, said Lisa Drake, a Ford executive on the project.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 24, 2026

“A night tie-up on open water? Can this be done speedily, in the manner of an attack? Could a man who wanted to make a boarding against another’s will even do so? Is it possible?”

From "Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel" by David Guterson