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Nearly $240 billion of his wealth is tied up in Meta shares.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 22, 2026
Florist Jess Woodrow said Haines was a friendly face who would pop into the store when she was not tied up in the capital Canberra.
From Barron's ● Oct. 20, 2026
If you do not buy, you are free to invest the million dollars elsewhere, since it wouldn’t be tied up in a house—as so many Americans’ wealth tends to be.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 24, 2026
Renting could give you more flexibility, reduce the amount of your retirement portfolio tied up in a house, and let you test whether you really want to make the move permanent.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 3, 2026
Within its grasp was a glass cylinder, and within that was a yellowed piece of paper tied up with a silver string.
From "The Way to Rio Luna" by Zoraida Cordova
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