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  • noun Plural form of anchor.
  • verb Third-person singular simple present indicative form of anchor.

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Examples

  • Sanchez saw Stewart as some type of well connected non-working class guy who did not appreciate how difficult it was for Sanchez to succeed, in a world where the number of nationally seen Latino news anchors is now zero, in a world where Latin American immigrants are just a step below Muslims in being political punching bags from the right.

    James Love: Jon Stewart Spikes the Ball, But Misses the Moment James Love 2010

  • Sanchez saw Stewart as some type of well connected non-working class guy who did not appreciate how difficult it was for Sanchez to succeed, in a world where the number of nationally seen Latino news anchors is now zero, in a world where Latin American immigrants are just a step below Muslims in being political punching bags from the right.

    James Love: Jon Stewart Spikes the Ball, But Misses the Moment James Love 2010

  • Straight facts from CNN anchors is a thing of the past.

    John King to replace Lou Dobbs 2009

  • Proposed changes are understood to include allowing ITV's 6. 30pm bulletin anchors Mark Austin and Mary Nightingale to sit down to read the news.

    Gravitas versus graphics: ITV News ditches the gimmicks Jonathan 2007

  • Then he immediately turns his boat upstream and anchors from the bow.

    How To Catch Blue Catfish in the Winter 2004

  • When I heard the word anchors, I thought I was going to throw up.

    CNN Transcript Jan 9, 2006 2006

  • When I heard the word anchors, I thought I was going to throw up.

    CNN Transcript Jan 22, 2006 2006

  • UPDATE#2: Thanks to Richard for pointing out the obvious error in my name anchors, which goes to show how long it's been since I've used any.

    History Carnival XI 2005

  • UPDATE#2: Thanks to Richard for pointing out the obvious error in my name anchors, which goes to show how long it's been since I've used any.

    Archive 2005-06-01 2005

  • Apart from adding the name anchors for identifying sections of pages, Google has also come up with following additions: Google Sidewiki, which will display the information posted by others for a particular ...

    Megite Technology News: What's Happening Right Now 2009

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