anchor
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Anchors and reporters from local CBS stations moderated the debate, including Los Angeles anchor Pat Harvey, Sacramento anchor Tony Lopez, Bay Area anchor Ryan Yamamoto and national investigative correspondent Julie Watts.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 29, 2026
Gregory Daco, chief economist at EY-Parthenon, said he thought Powell would remain, adding that it "would help preserve institutional continuity, anchor the existing communication approach, and provide a stabilizing counterweight during the transition."
From Barron's • Apr. 29, 2026
"And sometimes they do it for their own safety, so that tigers cannot attack them, when they anchor their boats near forest canals."
From Barron's • Apr. 28, 2026
The White House Correspondents’ Association plans the event, said Fox News anchor and senior White House correspondent Jacqui Heinrich, the incoming president of the WHCA.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 27, 2026
In each subject, the anchor standards are broken down further into individual goals and objectives for each grade level.
From "Music and the Child" by Natalie Sarrazin
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