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[ang-ker] / ˈæŋ kər /




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At Radio Nas, a popular Arabic-language station in Nazareth, I meet news anchor Mohammed Magadli, who is also an analyst for Israel's Channel 12.

From BBC ● Oct. 22, 2026

Bianna Golodryga teamed up with Israeli TV news anchor Yonit Levi to write ‘Don’t Feed the Lion.’

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 22, 2026

Christiane Amanpour, CNN’s chief international anchor whose intrepid reporting became a symbol of the network’s global reach and influence, announced Monday she will end her 43-year run in June.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 19, 2026

The system pulls air from underneath, creating downforce to anchor the vehicle to the road.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 16, 2026

They anchor themselves into the sand, and can live up to 160 years or more.

From "The Sea in Winter" by Christine Day

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 holding midfielder, usually Rodrigo Bentancur, anchors the midfield in front of Spurs' two central defenders with this trio remaining fairly fixed.

From BBC ● Sep. 18, 2026

For the next two hours, anchors and reporters covered the story while informing viewers of a grim fact: The station had lost contact with its Chopper 4 crew.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 16, 2026

Sarai knew the beasts of the anchors, Rasalas and the others.

From "Strange the Dreamer" by Laini Taylor

She said conversations have begun about creating — or formally naming — a Westside Arts District anchored by the Hammer.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 12, 2026

Meredith Whittaker has little patience for the AI doom that dominates headlines - she thinks warnings of AI turning on humanity is a fear "not anchored in science".

From BBC ● Oct. 9, 2026

In the tug of war between bears and bulls, each side is anchored by data.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 8, 2026

The tanker was recently anchored just north of Iran’s Larak island, according to data from Kpler.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 6, 2026

Her bones are steel girders, anchored in cement.

From "A Heart in a Body in the World" by Deb Caletti

Mr. Potter’s “Souls Harbor,” which blends gorgeously harmonized phrases, also highlights Mr. Holland’s skills at anchoring a band, whether with skittering figures, conventional “walking” or by digging into a single low tone.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 20, 2026

After anchoring a boat, they placed an underwater speaker in the water and allowed it to drift with the current as far as 19 meters from the vessel.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 30, 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

The roots began to move, digging deeper as they touched the earth, anchoring the oak until it looked like it had stood in that spot for centuries.

From "The House of Hades" by Rick Riordan


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