anchor
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Most Hong Kong IPOs firm up cornerstone investors to anchor demand ahead of launch and help market the deal to institutional and retail buyers.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 1, 2026
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
Cooper, who is also a full-time anchor at CNN, turned down a new “60 Minutes” deal from Weiss.
From Los Angeles Times • May 28, 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
Jensen said, “We’ll anchor now, lad. We’ll stand off till the fog lifts.”
From "Carry On, Mr. Bowditch" by Jean Lee Latham
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