anchor
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The government has often referred to coal as the "ballast stone" for China's energy security: a reliable anchor in an often unreliable global energy market.
From BBC • May 31, 2026
Dominion’s Virginia operations are the anchor; Virginia is the world’s largest data center market, and Dominion is the utility keeping it all running.
From MarketWatch • May 27, 2026
Brunson’s the anchor, but New York keeps coming.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 26, 2026
Previously, she interned as a news anchor for Amherst Media in Massachusetts and worked in the communications field.
From Los Angeles Times • May 26, 2026
In a panic, they tied a rope to the generator and threw it overboard, to serve as a second anchor.
From "Mountains Beyond Mountains" by Tracy Kidder and Michael French
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