anchor
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“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
Norman Hagan from UCU said uncertainty created by the announcement "has caused significant ripples particularly on the Coleraine campus" because it is such an economic anchor for the wider north coast.
From BBC • May 17, 2026
US broadcaster NBC is producing a game show based on the word puzzle Wordle to be hosted by morning TV news anchor Savannah Guthrie, with a premiere set for 2027.
From Barron's • May 16, 2026
Gomez said the administration’s attacks on the network began in earnest with a defamation lawsuit against the network and “Good Morning America” anchor George Stephanopoulos that ABC settled for $16 million, including legal fees.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 11, 2026
They stopped to refill with fresh water, dropping anchor in a cove on the island of Karkara.
From "Impossible Creatures" by Katherine Rundell
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