anchor

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When Steven Lewis volunteered to co-chair a renovation committee in 2022 for his Pacific Palisades synagogue, he had no idea that the project would become his emotional anchor when his home burned three years later.

From Los Angeles Times • May 20, 2026

Years spent away at boarding schools meant English gradually became dominant, though Jaintia - the language spoken at home - remains, as she puts it, "my emotional anchor".

From BBC • May 15, 2026

Although the central bank could look through the country’s near-term inflation spike, breaching the higher end of its target would likely warrant policy action to anchor inflation expectations.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 13, 2026

The star-studded send-off included in-studio appearances from recording artists such as Juanes and Luis Fonsi, as well as former Univision news anchor Jorge Ramos.

From Los Angeles Times • May 12, 2026

No, I mean an actual fog sails in off the river and settles over Lanternwood, like a giant ghostly ship dropping anchor.

From "How to Disappear Completely" by Ali Standish