anchor
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Newsom made the comment in an interview with CNN anchor Jake Tapper, during which the two men are standing knee-deep in a body of water while fishing.
From Barron's ● Sep. 15, 2026
I’d also refrain from comparing him with your other direct report; they are different people with different aptitudes, and one performance doesn’t need to anchor the other.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 10, 2026
Splash opened in 1991 and closed in 2013, serving for 22 years as the anchor of gay Chelsea.
From Salon ● Sep. 6, 2026
He recently filled in as anchor of the “CBS Evening News” and scored higher ratings than Tony Dokoupil, the program’s regular anchor.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 5, 2026
Before noon on the ninth day, the sea anchor broke away, and the boat lurched heavily as seas hit her broadside.
From "Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World" by Jennifer Armstrong
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“Everyone at the station had the same face — a shocked face, almost hollow,” said Williams, who currently anchors KNBC’s 5 p.m. and 11 p.m. newscasts.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 11, 2026
September’s hour-long debate, taking place shortly before county elections officials begin mailing ballots to all the state’s registered voters, will be moderated by the cable network’s anchors Dana Bash and Jake Tapper.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 8, 2026
Globally, there are an estimated 150-200 cable faults a year, external, most caused not by saboteurs but by fishing, ship anchors, natural hazards and equipment failure.
From BBC ● Sep. 3, 2026
Banner-University Medical Center anchors an excellent healthcare system that features a high ratio of primary-care doctors per capita.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 25, 2026
Sometimes they moved a mile before they were forced to anchor again; sometimes only half a mile; sometimes it seemed the huge dripping anchors barely broke water before the wind died again.
From "Carry On, Mr. Bowditch" by Jean Lee Latham
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And with Friday’s CPI print showing the lowest core CPI since March 2021 and five-year inflation expectations anchored, I continue to view the inflation story as overblown.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 14, 2026
Brand says a delay could be building an extra, heavy door anchored into the ground, thickening the glass on display cases or using a fog machine.
From BBC ● Sep. 12, 2026
They ended up trading concrete and a conventional lawn for Chateau Chaparral, a native garden anchored by drought-tolerant plants.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 2, 2026
Here the airborne concrete terraces above were anchored to the earth, reconciling the products of the machine with nature, making Fallingwater the definitive example of what Wright called his “organic architecture.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 28, 2026
The doom of her words dragged me down, anchored me in misery at the knowledge that I could have avoided what was coming.
From "Summer of the Mariposas" by Guadalupe García McCall
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World Trade Center downtown into a 512-unit complex anchoring a campaign to build 4,000 affordable apartments across L.A.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 5, 2026
In these performances, Parton demonstrated a balance of humour and emotional depth, often anchoring scenes with a distinctly understated presence.
From BBC ● Aug. 25, 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
An institutional investor is anchoring a $35 million PIPE, or private investment in public equity, alongside the de-SPAC transaction.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 22, 2026
He puts his other hand on my waist like he’s anchoring us.
From "The Sun Is Also a Star" by Nicola Yoon
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