anchor
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Monetary policy often turns on how the chairman builds consensus by steering the committee’s center, and chairs have historically relied on lieutenants they helped pick to anchor it.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 8, 2026
He also doesn’t need to be wrapped in bubble wrap, but ideally he’d ramp up for the anchor leg instead of sprinting for the full marathon.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 7, 2026
Investors were wrong to anchor their views of Treasury yields when they were superlow for many years.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 6, 2026
“Weber decided to subject Ms. Burch to the litigation because she felt that by damaging the mother of Mr. Taylor’s child, she would damage Mr. Taylor,” the anchor alleged in her complaint.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 28, 2026
It was September—with luck they’d have been home then—before they weighed anchor.
From "Carry On, Mr. Bowditch" by Jean Lee Latham
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The more their value relies on psychological anchors, the greater the chance of them making a monkey out of you.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 26, 2026
Their hosts feel less distant than cable news anchors, more like people speaking honestly without a script.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 20, 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 former “Good Morning America” anchors tied the knot in a private Arkansas ceremony back in September.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 14, 2026
They are the anchors that keep me from knackering my fourteen-billion-year-old atoms back out into the universe where they came from, where they belong.
From "100 Sideways Miles" by Andrew Smith
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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
Elsewhere, oil is held in giant aboveground tanks or even aboard tankers anchored offshore.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 9, 2026
But how long will Sunderland's hierarchy remain patient if the club, two points from safety, stay anchored in the bottom three?
From BBC ● Nov. 4, 2026
I squint at the ships anchored in the harbor, their flags furled, their hulls bobbing in the sea’s waves.
From "Across So Many Seas" by Ruth Behar
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"We used structural studies and biophysical measurements to determine that TCIP3 acts as a kind of molecular glue, anchoring these proteins together," Gourisankar said.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 8, 2026
Oaks support a wide range of organisms, anchoring entire ecosystems, and also serve the vital task of storing carbon on a warming planet.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 19, 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
O’Donnell will also continue in her role as senior correspondent for the network, occasionally anchoring specials.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 8, 2026
Frankie had reached under the table to take my hand, his calloused fingers anchoring my own.
From "The City Beautiful" by Aden Polydoros
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