anchor
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These are the habits, tricks and anchor ingredients that help me do it.
From Salon • May 22, 2026
“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
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
Both openers were caught behind as Rosemary Mair and Bree Illing found plenty of movement through the air, before former skipper Heather Knight dropped anchor with 28 until she also nicked to the keeper.
From BBC • May 16, 2026
Without realizing it, she clutched his arm and clung to him, an anchor in the dark.
From Anya and the Nightingale by Sofiya Pasternack
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