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anchor

[ang-ker] / ˈæŋ kər /




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For whatever it’s worth, it may sound pretentious, but I kind of feel it’s important to try and anchor myself in some sense of purpose.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 11, 2026

The defining mistake of the past 40 years of retirement planning is treating Social Security as a guaranteed floor strong enough to anchor everything else.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 10, 2026

Still, Beijing remains an economic anchor for North Korea, whose economy has been hobbled for years by international sanctions over its nuclear programme.

From Barron's • Jun. 10, 2026

The regulator added that a resilient domestic economy helped anchor the country’s steady reserves.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 7, 2026

He kept one foot planted on the chain’s anchor and his thumb on the UP button.

From "The House of Hades" by Rick Riordan




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