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
CBS News told staffers Thursday that the former anchor of the “CBS Evening News” will become a co-anchor of the morning show on Tuesday Sept. 8 alongside Gayle King and Nate Burleson.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 3, 2026
On January 5, 1922, the Quest sailed into Grytviken Harbor and dropped anchor.
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
All told, the U.S. aluminum sector anchors roughly 700,000 direct, indirect and induced jobs, with over $228 billion in economic output.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 31, 2026
Rope swings and highlines, on the other hand, have redundant safety attachments and set anchors in surrounding rock.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 24, 2026
Subsea internet cables, which may run for thousands of kilometres beneath oceans, are occasionally damaged by ship anchors.
From BBC ● Aug. 18, 2026
I kept a small group of people around me, as anchors in my storm, but more importantly a smile and some sunshine during the darkness.
From "Proud" by Ibtihaj Muhammad
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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
It is a wildly entertaining series, chock full of nostalgia and anchored by a cast that provides a masterclass in genre-blind performance.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 11, 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
Full of air and tension, both anchored and floating.
From "Leah on the Offbeat" by Becky Albertalli
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Anderson anchoring the midfield suggests Maresca sees him as Rodri's successor.
From BBC ● Sep. 2, 2026
So does Rebecca Lowe, who has ridden that wave while anchoring the network’s Premier League coverage from the first season.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 1, 2026
He has slashed .234/.357/.486 over 1,039 regular-season games with the club, anchoring lineups alongside countless big-name teammates while evolving into a trustworthy defender.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 17, 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
Nobody knows you're here, murmured the trees, anchoring down for the winter.
From "Black Swan Green" by David Mitchell
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