anchor
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Anderson Cooper, the CNN anchor who spent nearly 20 years as a contributor to the program, chose not to sign a new contract.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 4, 2026
He previously worked as the "CBS Evening News" anchor.
From Barron's • Jun. 3, 2026
Among other moves, she has coordinated high-profile interviews and appointed a new “Evening News” anchor.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 3, 2026
CBS News fired its longtime 60 Minutes anchor Scott Pelley on Tuesday evening, amid an ongoing, tumultuous shakeup of the organisation under new leadership.
From BBC • Jun. 3, 2026
As darkness fell on the ocean, the three boats tied themselves together, and the Docker put out a sea anchor to keep them turned up into the wind.
From "Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World" by Jennifer Armstrong
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