anchor
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Among Hackman properties is Culver Steps, a popular office and retail complex where Erewhon is an anchor tenant and attraction for visitors who linger in the center’s outdoor spaces.
From Los Angeles Times • May 30, 2026
Overnight, on 30 and 31 July, the vessel slipped anchor and its crew made the 140-mile journey to open sea.
From BBC • May 29, 2026
Dominion’s Virginia operations are the anchor; Virginia is the world’s largest data center market, and Dominion is the utility keeping it all running.
From MarketWatch • May 27, 2026
Warehouse giant Prologis and the American Bureau of Shipping will anchor a $200 million venture-capital fund betting on a U.S. revival in maritime and logistics.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 26, 2026
My foot catches the bed of the opposite side, and I anchor us down again.
From "The Last Cuentista" by Donna Barba Higuera
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