anchor
Example Sentences
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Every good soup, no matter how humble or ornate, seems to rely on at least a few of the same quiet categories: something aromatic to begin, something hearty to anchor it, something savory for depth.
From Salon
Such work can be “brutally difficult,” he writes, because “trying to get data from health systems or insurers often feels like dragging an anchor through the sand.”
As the film's lead, her presence anchors its fog-laced landscape and moral core.
From BBC
US news anchor Savannah Guthrie and her family have released a new video pleading for the safe return of their mother.
From BBC
Investigators again scoured the desert brush outside the Tucson home of Nancy Guthrie, the mother of “Today” anchor Savannah Guthrie, as officials were reviewing a new message that could be tied to her abduction.
From Los Angeles Times
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