anchor
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Profit growth has been the anchor for this bull market, Kabra said.
From MarketWatch • May 7, 2026
Less than 10 years ago, Kelly, then a Fox News anchor, was gunning for a career in mainstream media.
From Slate • May 6, 2026
It is now sailing in the Gulf of Aden between Yemen and Somalia, and is expected to anchor in Somali waters in the coming hours.
From BBC • May 2, 2026
He ran anchor leg for the 4x100-meter relay team that beat Notre Dame for the first time in three years with a time of 40.75.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 30, 2026
She’d been the local news anchor for years, and seemed to know everything about everyone.
From "Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence" by Sonja Thomas
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