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Recent Examples of tie in
The teams played to a tie in overtime before the game went to penalty kicks.
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Clark Fahrenthold, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 Feb. 2026
After a couple of months of deadlock with Board votes reaching a 3-3 tie in Salem’s absence, the Board in January finally broke that deadlock and gave preliminary approval to close Kingsley Elementary School.
—Claire Murphy, Chicago Tribune, 23 Feb. 2026
Hannah Stuelke added 11 points, 12 rebounds and seven assists for the Hawkeyes (22-5, 13-3 Big Ten), who held the Wolverines (22-5, 13-3) to their lowest point total of the season and moved into a second-place tie in the Big Ten with Michigan heading into the final week of the regular season.
—ABC News, 22 Feb. 2026
Hanover never gave up its lead after an 8-8 tie in the first quarter, despite an attempt at a comeback in the third by the Clippers, leading into its victory.
—Zach McMahon, Boston Herald, 18 Feb. 2026
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Clark Fahrenthold, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 Feb. 2026
After a couple of months of deadlock with Board votes reaching a 3-3 tie in Salem’s absence, the Board in January finally broke that deadlock and gave preliminary approval to close Kingsley Elementary School.
—Claire Murphy, Chicago Tribune, 23 Feb. 2026
Hannah Stuelke added 11 points, 12 rebounds and seven assists for the Hawkeyes (22-5, 13-3 Big Ten), who held the Wolverines (22-5, 13-3) to their lowest point total of the season and moved into a second-place tie in the Big Ten with Michigan heading into the final week of the regular season.
—ABC News, 22 Feb. 2026
Hanover never gave up its lead after an 8-8 tie in the first quarter, despite an attempt at a comeback in the third by the Clippers, leading into its victory.
—Zach McMahon, Boston Herald, 18 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for tie in
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Located between Iran’s southern coast and a peninsula shared by Oman and the Emirates, the strait is a tiny section of sea connecting the Persian Gulf to the Arabian Sea.—
Nabih Bulos,
Los Angeles Times,
7 Mar. 2026
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January 20 – February 18 New ideas connect friends in surprisingly useful ways.—
Tarot.com,
New York Daily News,
6 Mar. 2026
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As Leon, however, it's recommended to play in the third person, which couples nicely with the action-thriller vibe of that storyline.—
Nick Romano,
Entertainment Weekly,
27 Feb. 2026
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With five of the eight Bridgerton siblings married and coupled up in the TV series, fans are looking at who will marry the three remaining single Bridgertons, namely the family’s youngest child, Hyacinth.—
Jason Pham,
StyleCaster,
26 Feb. 2026
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For example, the size of Little Foot’s eye sockets may have been due to changes in visual acuity or the environment — and linked with an extended visual area in her brain, something identified during previous research by Beaudet and her colleagues.—
Ashley Strickland,
CNN Money,
7 Mar. 2026
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Last year, the financial center was forced to suspend companies linked to Iranian oil trader Hossein Shamkhani after a Bloomberg story exposed the network.—
Mohammed Sergie,
semafor.com,
6 Mar. 2026
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So, there's an awful lot at play in this war in addition to just the tragedy associated with those that are -- those that are dying.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
8 Mar. 2026
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In fact, reducing irrigation frequency and improving drainage is a great chemical-free way to combat weed problems associated with excess soil moisture.—
Kim Toscano,
Southern Living,
8 Mar. 2026
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All of the laws attacking transgender people actually negatively affect all women… people getting accosted in bathrooms are cis women often.—
Kirsten Chuba,
HollywoodReporter,
6 Mar. 2026
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Earlier this year, data center buildings went offline for days due to winter weather affecting some of the liquid cooling machinery.—
Bloomberg Wire,
Dallas Morning News,
6 Mar. 2026
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Governments get involved Despite official warnings published by China's state media about OpenClaw's security risks, several local governments have proposed incentives in the past week to encourage companies to develop applications using the AI tool.—
Evelyn Cheng,Dylan Butts,
CNBC,
12 Mar. 2026
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Readers send Miss Manners not only their table and party questions, but those involving the more complicated aspects of life - romance, work, family relationships, child-rearing, death - as well as philosophical and moral dilemmas.—
Judith Martin,
Dallas Morning News,
12 Mar. 2026
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These outcomes are interrelated, yet siloed communication often obscures their synergies.—
Solitaire Townsend,
Forbes.com,
15 May 2025
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At this level of analysis, a different suite of equations—the Euler and Navier-Stokes equations—accurately describe how fluids move and how their physical properties interrelate without recourse to particles at all.—
Jack Murtagh,
Scientific American,
14 Apr. 2025
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At times, Lugo touched 95 mph while navigating the Colombia lineup.—
Jaylon Thompson,
Kansas City Star,
7 Mar. 2026
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This property actually touches the James Peak Wilderness, and that’s 17,000 acres.—
John Meyer,
Denver Post,
6 Mar. 2026
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