anchor
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“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
Three pension insurance companies and a fund management group have committed 170 million euros to anchor the initial public offering, implying a pre-money valuation of up to 1.3 billion euros, the company said Wednesday.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 23, 2026
"Good evening and welcome to tonight's campaign speeches by candidates for Duma Electoral District 158," said the anchor on state TV.
From BBC ● Sep. 17, 2026
NBC4 anchor Colleen Williams told viewers the station had lost contact with its chopper crew.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 16, 2026
We anchor at one of the Canary Islands—Gran Canaria.
From "Blood on the River" by Elisa Carbone
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Similar data cables have been damaged by fishing vessels dragging their anchors.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 15, 2026
But he said a few "anchors" helped him to lay the foundations for adulthood.
From BBC ● Sep. 9, 2026
MS NOW Membership is also giving subscribers a chance to join live discussions with the network’s anchors and reporters.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 8, 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
Sarai knew the beasts of the anchors, Rasalas and the others.
From "Strange the Dreamer" by Laini Taylor
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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
These vessels were anchored and at times rafted together waiting for mother ships to come and be refilled around the Pengerang Integrated Petroleum Complex on the Malaysian side of the Singapore Strait.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 24, 2026
The monitoring systems use instruments anchored to the seafloor that continuously measure pressure, temperature, density, and ocean currents.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 23, 2026
Once the ship was anchored, Alf and Penelope climbed into a dory, and he rowed her to the shore.
From "The Long-Lost Home" by Maryrose Wood
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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
Oaks support a wide range of organisms, anchoring entire ecosystems, and also serve the vital task of storing carbon on a warming planet.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 19, 2026
Anderson anchoring the midfield suggests Maresca sees him as Rodri's successor.
From BBC ● Sep. 2, 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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