anchor
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CNN's chief international anchor, Christiane Amanpour, has announced she will leave the organisation next year after more than four decades.
From BBC ● Oct. 19, 2026
She also served as anchor of the ABC News Washington roundtable program “This Week” from August 2010 to December 2011.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 19, 2026
At many schools, sororities and fraternities provide much-needed housing and anchor social activity on campuses that may have few other options.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 16, 2026
Its genetic instructions included a secretion signal that directs the enzyme outside the cell, along with a lipid anchor that holds it firmly to the cell membrane.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 16, 2026
I have to crawl out by grabbing at the dogs and using them for an anchor.
From "Woodsong" by Gary Paulsen
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Outdoors, a swimming pool anchors the backyard, surrounded by mature trees and multiple areas for lounging, dining, and hosting guests.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 15, 2026
At UPI, I recast stories from the Los Angeles Times into wire copy, and at KNX I reworked wire stories into scripts for the anchors to read.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 18, 2026
Santana’s Marisol, likable yet spiky, anchors the revival.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 17, 2026
But he said a few "anchors" helped him to lay the foundations for adulthood.
From BBC ● Sep. 9, 2026
That the sea anchors, miraculously, were not lost—they continued to tug at the lifeboat faithfully—was a consolation that had no effect.
From "Life of Pi" by Yann Martel
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I never really found the movies particularly scary, as they’re anchored by a shaky premise, mediocre scripts, subpar acting and flat characters.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 19, 2026
She said conversations have begun about creating — or formally naming — a Westside Arts District anchored by the Hammer.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 12, 2026
Tracking data shows the ship was anchored at the southern end of the Bosphorus strait until Monday when it entered the Black Sea heading north.
From BBC ● Oct. 7, 2026
Both vessels were anchored off the Iranian coast, not moving, according to maritime security firm Vanguard.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 6, 2026
Despite the odds, many captives tried to free themselves, and there were a number of revolts, particularly when the vessel was anchored on the African coast.
From "Shipwrecked!" by Martin W. Sandler
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After anchoring a boat, they placed an underwater speaker in the water and allowed it to drift with the current as far as 19 meters from the vessel.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 30, 2026
Anderson anchoring the midfield suggests Maresca sees him as Rodri's successor.
From BBC ● Sep. 2, 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
O’Donnell will also continue in her role as senior correspondent for the network, occasionally anchoring specials.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 8, 2026
He thought he recognized it as Charlie Torval’s—Charlie lived on New Sweden Road and made his living building bulkheads and docks and anchoring mooring buoys.
From "Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel" by David Guterson
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