anchor
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For whatever it’s worth, it may sound pretentious, but I kind of feel it’s important to try and anchor myself in some sense of purpose.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 11, 2026
Overhead, a Black Hawk helicopter carrying snipers will patrol the skies, while a fleet of Tesla Cybertrucks on the ground will help anchor an electronic antidrone shield over the venue.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026
The defining mistake of the past 40 years of retirement planning is treating Social Security as a guaranteed floor strong enough to anchor everything else.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 10, 2026
"We've got football news - we call it soccer - the rest of the world calls it football," says anchor Bob Ley in an upbeat delivery to the camera.
From BBC • Jun. 6, 2026
He waited for it to beach itself, and then he dropped anchor and stepped onto the island.
From "Impossible Creatures" by Katherine Rundell
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