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as in newscaster
one who reads and introduces news reports on a news program
the news anchor coordinated the reports of the correspondents from around the state
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as in backbone
something or someone to which one looks for support
my best friend has been my anchor throughout this crisis
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as in to fasten
to put securely in place or in a desired position
used ropes and sandbags to anchor the hot-air balloon to the ground
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Recent Examples of anchor
Ryan Fonseca, Los Angeles Times, 12 Feb. 2025
United serves as the anchor airline for O'Hare Airport, with its own terminal.
—Justin Kaufmann, Axios, 12 Feb. 2025
Nathan Canilao, The Mercury News, 14 Feb. 2025
Located in Cleveland’s affluent eastern corridor, Pinecrest opened in 2018 and is anchored by Whole Foods Market.
—David Moin, WWD, 13 Feb. 2025
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News anchor Ellen Leyva is leaving KABC after nearly 30 years.
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On the other end of the floor, De La Salle’s defense, anchored by Balogun, forced the Wolves into contested shots at the rim and on the perimeter.
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On the other side of the screen, Ukrainians die, lose territory, see apartment blocks reduced to rubble, consider desertion, and watch the backbone of their western support dissolve.—
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The Peychaud’s Bitters, all cherry and anise as opposed to Angostura Bitters’ cinnamon and clove, combines with the herbal pop of absinthe and the spicy backbone of the rye to create something wholly new.—
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Queen Letizia fastened a diamond and grey pearl brooch that once belonged to King Felipe VI’s great-grandmother, Queen Victoria Eugenie of Spain.—
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In one video shared on Snapchat, passenger Ashley Zook appeared to dangle upside down from her seat inside the plane with her seatbelt fastened, AFP reported.—
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For Wolf to land in the 65th percentile, his GSAx would have to be closer to 5.3.—
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In August 2023, Barlow was a defense witness at a court hearing over the state’s effort to limit some records related to the FBI’s use in the case of an advanced DNA technique called investigative genetic genealogy, or IGG, which first landed on Kohberger as the suspect.—
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Foundational pillars of our culture and our history came through so much sacrifice and so much collective experience.—
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The team behind new research on the topic suggests that measuring whether gravitational waves from black hole mergers are right- or left-handed can tell us if the Cosmological Principle — an absolute pillar of astronomy — holds true.—
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In the third installment of the trilogy, the Panthers got the upper hand, securing a dominant 79-50 victory on Monday, Feb. 18, at Arlington Martin High School.—
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The partnership has allowed Carroll Hospital to add more space and services and secure better equipment for state-of-the-art catheterization capabilities for heart patients and radiation therapy treatments for cancer treatments, citing just two examples.—
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This, mere months after Forest finished 17th last season, only one spot above regulation (albeit being docked four points for breaching league profitability and sustainability rules).—
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The Minnesota ships travel the long, dangling length of Lake Michigan and dock at its southern tip: Gary, Indiana.—
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Trump was asked by a reporter Friday during a swearing-in ceremony for Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick.—
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Now, as Food reporter Cindy Carcamo reported this week, the union jobs at the Original Pantry Cafe are under threat.—
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However, after leaving Wednesday’s Champions League game with an apparent knee injury, mainstay John Stones will be out for the foreseeable future – leaving another hole in a once solid and coherent wall. Offensively, Arne Slot’s side leads the league with 60 goals ahead of City’s 52.—
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As a Green Book mainstay, the business at 212-214 E. 16th St. operated as the Jacobs Cleaners Building under owner Meyer O. Jacobs.—
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“Anchor.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/anchor. Accessed 27 Feb. 2025.
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