anchor
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When Steven Lewis volunteered to co-chair a renovation committee in 2022 for his Pacific Palisades synagogue, he had no idea that the project would become his emotional anchor when his home burned three years later.
From Los Angeles Times • May 20, 2026
“We made a few mistakes but I felt pretty good,” Harris said after increasing the Friars’ lead on the anchor leg.
From Los Angeles Times • May 17, 2026
Both openers were caught behind as Rosemary Mair and Bree Illing found plenty of movement through the air, before former skipper Heather Knight dropped anchor with 28 until she also nicked to the keeper.
From BBC • May 16, 2026
Spain allowed the vessel to anchor off the Canary Islands for the evacuation of passengers and crew on Sunday and Monday, but the Atlantic archipelago's regional government fiercely opposed the measure.
From Barron's • May 12, 2026
“Is this where we’ll drop anchor, Captain, and take all the men on shore?”
From "Blood on the River" by Elisa Carbone
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