anchor
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Glucksmann was meanwhile targeted through false information about his partner, the star news anchor Lea Salame who presents the main evening news programme on France 2 TV.
From Barron's ● Aug. 18, 2026
That process has been most successful in neighborhoods that already have anchor assets to support demand.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 17, 2026
To borrow a quote from the late great “SportsCenter” anchor Stuart Scott…Booyah!
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 14, 2026
Dr. Oz came into the fold, Winfrey said, by way of introduction from her best friend, fellow television personality and news anchor Gayle King.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 14, 2026
“You mean Richard Krupp? I don’t like Richard because he’s an arrogant jerk. But he is the top-rated anchor in Saint Pete. The viewers adore him. And he hates me.”
From "Storm Runners" by Roland Smith
Subsea internet cables, which may run for thousands of kilometres beneath oceans, are occasionally damaged by ship anchors.
From BBC ● Aug. 18, 2026
Ratings surged and anchors became just as popular as the celebrity athletes they covered.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 14, 2026
If the truck and the Walkman were metaphorical beacons, a modest gold, rope necklace and Jeff Kent’s mustache were concealed anchors even when in plain sight.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 26, 2026
Their point anchors his own: Evolution has no plan, settles for good enough and leaves the suboptimal everywhere.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 24, 2026
I kept a small group of people around me, as anchors in my storm, but more importantly a smile and some sunshine during the darkness.
From "Proud" by Ibtihaj Muhammad
Sahir West, a Baltimore native, was similarly anchored by gratitude throughout his move to UCLA.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 24, 2026
The vessel remains anchored off England's southern coast.
From Barron's ● Aug. 21, 2026
And its defense team, anchored by the First Amendment firm Ballard Spahr, has used that obligation to go straight at the people closest to Trump on Jan. 6.
From Salon ● Aug. 18, 2026
Recent data also suggest hawkish market pricing could have peaked, while breakeven inflation expectations remain anchored near 2%, they note.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 17, 2026
There was a buoy anchored there, but no boat.
From "Rebecca" by Daphne du Maurier
He has slashed .234/.357/.486 over 1,039 regular-season games with the club, anchoring lineups alongside countless big-name teammates while evolving into a trustworthy defender.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 17, 2026
Unlike virtual dark tourism that allows for “armchair travel” to real-world dark heritage sites, there is no physical location anchoring the Backrooms nor any historical tragedy to commemorate.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 26, 2026
He and four co-hosts rotated, with Bergstrom anchoring the prime hours and bleeding into some of the others’ time slots.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 27, 2026
Pollution, and disturbance from anchoring, bottom trawling and dredging and coastal development have all contributed to its decline, the trust said.
From BBC ● Jun. 23, 2026
She could still feel Amah’s gentle hand on her head, the soft weight of it anchoring her.
From "When the Sea Turned to Silver" by Grace Lin
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