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anchor

[ang-ker] / ˈæŋ kər /




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Every major index is down, and Nvidia is the anchor.

From MarketWatch ● Nov. 11, 2026

I’ll anchor a revamped Careers & Leadership newsletter, coming soon to an email inbox near you.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 5, 2026

Harold Greene, a beloved Los Angeles news anchor, has died.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 5, 2026

Rather than a lifeline, merchant cash advances have been a deadly anchor for businesses around the U.S., said bankruptcy attorneys and advisers to financially troubled companies.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 30, 2026

They tied the boat to the Shadow Dancer, and Irian hauled up the anchor.

From "Impossible Creatures" by Katherine Rundell

Hill said that for a fourth consecutive quarter Barrick improved safety, advanced growth projects, returned significant capital to shareholders and strengthen Nevada Gold Mines, the gold asset that anchors its operations in North America.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 9, 2026

Melvin reluctantly participated in a quick coronation during Thursday’s broadcast as fellow anchors Savannah Guthrie, Al Roker and Carson Daly announced his victory in People magazine’s latest Sexiest Man Alive Readers’ Choice Poll.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 22, 2026

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

The same month that news of the scandal broke, ABC parted ways with the anchors, and they deactivated their social media accounts.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 14, 2026

And the beasts of the anchors were big, make no mistake.

From "Strange the Dreamer" by Laini Taylor

The Odyssey, which set off from Belfast in October 2024 and was meant to take guests on a years-long voyage around the world, is now anchored in Singapore port waters, local authorities say.

From BBC ● Nov. 10, 2026

Ongoing litigation includes lawsuits from independent music publishers Round Hill Music and Reservoir and major labels Universal Music Group and Sony Music Entertainment — all anchored around copyright.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 9, 2026

It added that the ship "is currently anchored in Singapore port waters".

From Barron's ● Nov. 9, 2026

Outdoor living was considered as thoughtfully as the interiors, with the backyard anchored by a resort-style infinity-edge pool.

From MarketWatch ● Nov. 9, 2026

For his drifting soul was anchored in the love of God; in the rock that endured forever.

From "Go Tell It on the Mountain" by James Baldwin

When the building wraps around the shuttle itself it reads as a gleaming, cone-shaped beacon, visible from far away; tracing the shuttle’s dimensions and anchoring the museum in Expo Park.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 27, 2026

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

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

Sundararajan says the designation should bring faster clearances, emergency repair mechanisms and an Indian cable-repair capability, along with legally protected cable zones around landing sites and routes, restricting anchoring and trawling.

From BBC ● Sep. 3, 2026

His devotion to its progress, like his devotion to the church, was the anchoring force in my life throughout this past summer.

From "The Poisonwood Bible" by Barbara Kingsolver


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