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anchor

[ang-ker] / ˈæŋ kər /




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Days before, he delivered a characteristically crude address that singled out CNN anchor Kaitlan Collins in front of a hostile crowd, eliciting angry boos and vicious chants.

From Salon ● Oct. 6, 2026

I had had a kidney transplant from Phillip Palmer, who’s the morning anchor at ABC7, and it was a really big story back in 2007.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026

“Cutting free of that anchor leaves only one direction for rates across the curve in this environment — higher,” Duy said in a recent note to clients.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 29, 2026

"People need an anchor in their life. And his words make us feel there is someone that gets me."

From BBC ● Sep. 26, 2026

The goal of winning top scholar has been my anchor.

From "Keeping Pace" by Laurie Morrison

At UPI, I recast stories from the Los Angeles Times into wire copy, and at KNX I reworked wire stories into scripts for the anchors to read.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 18, 2026

For the next two hours, anchors and reporters covered the story while informing viewers of a grim fact: The station had lost contact with its Chopper 4 crew.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 16, 2026

Moshiri, who joined the BBC in 2003 and is one of the news channel's best-known anchors, told the BBC she wanted to share her diagnosis to raise awareness about the disease.

From BBC ● Sep. 6, 2026

Globally, there are an estimated 150-200 cable faults a year, external, most caused not by saboteurs but by fishing, ship anchors, natural hazards and equipment failure.

From BBC ● Sep. 3, 2026

The crew scattered to their jobs, running to release the lines on the ship and raise the anchors.

From "Ship Breaker" by Paolo Bacigalupi

The tanker was recently anchored just north of Iran’s Larak island, according to data from Kpler.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 6, 2026

For all the concern over inflation being too high for too long, a market-based measure points to it remaining more anchored over the long term.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 30, 2026

Many Germans I've spoken to feel their nation has drifted away from the things that once anchored their identity.

From BBC ● Sep. 25, 2026

The breakout success of singles like “La Diabla” and “La Victima” first helped Xavi find his stride in romantic tumbados, anchored by a keen requinto.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 21, 2026

The rows of houseboats sit anchored near faded wooden docks, and each one’s a little different.

From "The House That Lou Built" by Mae Respicio

After anchoring a boat, they placed an underwater speaker in the water and allowed it to drift with the current as far as 19 meters from the vessel.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 30, 2026

World Trade Center downtown into a 512-unit complex anchoring a campaign to build 4,000 affordable apartments across L.A.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 5, 2026

In these performances, Parton demonstrated a balance of humour and emotional depth, often anchoring scenes with a distinctly understated presence.

From BBC ● Aug. 25, 2026

“We anticipate one further rate increase later this year on the basis of the RBA seeking to address the current inflation challenge and to mitigate anchoring of inflation expectations higher,” she added.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 11, 2026

The curse of Delos - anchoring that which cannot be anchored.

From "Blood of Olympus" by Rick Riordan




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