anchor
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The next step would be to anchor one of the devices to the seafloor for a longer test.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 2, 2026
On another program, when Colombia’s most seasoned female television anchor asked him to explain how he could morally defend certain underworld figures, he shot back: “Not everything that is immoral or unethical is illegal.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 2, 2026
Its goal is to anchor an array of units 4.5 miles offshore, at a cost of $500 million to $1 billion, to deliver 60 million gallons of water per day.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 2, 2026
The government has often referred to coal as the "ballast stone" for China's energy security: a reliable anchor in an often unreliable global energy market.
From BBC • May 31, 2026
He glanced at Mal, wrapped in her coat, and knelt beside her, as Nighthand had done, to anchor her in place.
From "Impossible Creatures" by Katherine Rundell
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