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[ang-ker] / ˈæŋ kər /




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Glucksmann was meanwhile targeted through false information about his partner, the star news anchor Lea Salame who presents the main evening news programme on France 2 TV.

From Barron's Aug. 18, 2026

Dr. Oz came into the fold, Winfrey said, by way of introduction from her best friend, fellow television personality and news anchor Gayle King.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 14, 2026

News anchor Zuhal was pushed out of her job after a series of Taliban orders.

From BBC Aug. 14, 2026

Kushner and his wife Ivanka Trump first got interested in Albania while on a yacht trip through the Mediterranean after Trump’s first term, dropping anchor en route between Montenegro and Greece.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 9, 2026

Thrown completely off course, the São José, dragging its anchor, was thrown up onto huge rocks and began to splinter apart.

From "Shipwrecked!" by Martin W. Sandler

Subsea internet cables, which may run for thousands of kilometres beneath oceans, are occasionally damaged by ship anchors.

From BBC Aug. 18, 2026

“It anchors the film’s purpose and gives a little bit of hope in what otherwise feels bleak.”

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 6, 2026

For some Brooklynites, the local DSA chapter anchors their social life.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 29, 2026

Tuchel has, in essence, built his England using a Premier League template in style and system, with a back four, midfield anchors in Rice and Elliot, Bellingham at '10', then two orthodox wide men.

From BBC Jul. 17, 2026

I tripped the anchors a last time and we were pushed in the rest of the way.

From "Life of Pi" by Yann Martel

And its defense team, anchored by the First Amendment firm Ballard Spahr, has used that obligation to go straight at the people closest to Trump on Jan. 6.

From Salon Aug. 18, 2026

So far, market-based measures of long-term inflation expectations have remained anchored.

From MarketWatch Jul. 31, 2026

The show is normally anchored by a well-known comedian, who introduces two other comics to present their own stand-up routines at London's Hammersmith Apollo.

From BBC Jul. 29, 2026

As anchored as he is to Beirut, she is a transnationally minded sophisticate who is in a major hurry to move to Germany.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 23, 2026

Pong expected the police boats to be full of officers, but they bobbed silently in the water, anchored in formation.

From "A Wish in the Dark" by Christina Soontornvat

Unlike virtual dark tourism that allows for “armchair travel” to real-world dark heritage sites, there is no physical location anchoring the Backrooms nor any historical tragedy to commemorate.

From Science Daily Jul. 26, 2026

He and four co-hosts rotated, with Bergstrom anchoring the prime hours and bleeding into some of the others’ time slots.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 27, 2026

Pollution, and disturbance from anchoring, bottom trawling and dredging and coastal development have all contributed to its decline, the trust said.

From BBC Jun. 23, 2026

She hit a milestone of anchoring 5,000 “SportsCenter” episodes in February 2016 and appeared on at least 650 more over the 10 years that followed.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 22, 2026

“It’s all just because this is new,” Claire continued, still holding on to Maya’s wrist, anchoring her in the grass.

From "Far from the Tree" by Robin Benway




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