anchor
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Anchors and reporters from local CBS stations moderated the debate, including Los Angeles anchor Pat Harvey, Sacramento anchor Tony Lopez, Bay Area anchor Ryan Yamamoto and national investigative correspondent Julie Watts.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 29, 2026
He lined up $2.8 billion in anchor commitments ahead of time from investors including pension funds, insurers, family offices and ultra-high-net-worth investors.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 28, 2026
"And sometimes they do it for their own safety, so that tigers cannot attack them, when they anchor their boats near forest canals."
From Barron's • Apr. 28, 2026
Dana Perino, a news anchor and former White House press secretary, wrote her first romance novel about liberal women and conservative men in Wisconsin.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 28, 2026
No, I mean an actual fog sails in off the river and settles over Lanternwood, like a giant ghostly ship dropping anchor.
From "How to Disappear Completely" by Ali Standish
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