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• n  a mechanical device that prevents a vessel from moving
• n  a central cohesive source of support and stability
  faith is his anchor
• n  a television reporter who coordinates a broadcast to which several correspondents contribute
• v  fix firmly and stably
  anchor the lamppost in concrete
• v  secure a vessel with an anchor
  We anchored at Baltimore

• A hard news anchor for a new era .
• So she worked her way up from radio disc jockey and newsreader to TV reporter and local anchor in Houston and Philadelphia; she put in 16-hour days to eliminate any chance that .
• Ever since Pan American Airways established tiny Wake Island as the third stop to from China, the airport's chief ornamental feature has been an old anchor.

• ground tackle
• mainstay
• keystone
• backbone
• linchpin
• lynchpin
• anchorman
• anchorperson
• ground
• cast anchor
• drop anchor

News & Articles

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• KSTP anchor Bill Lunn apologizes for accidental slur
  KSTP-TV anchor Bill Lunn is in the hot seat after stumbling over a word on Tuesday's evening newscast.
  June 12, 2013 - Pioneer Press
• CBS anchor Scott Pelley throws a fit over the network’s big State Department scoop
  CBS anchor Scott Pelley was furious after John Miller’s scoop about the State Department sex scandal broke not on his “CBS Evening News,” but...
  June 12, 2013 - New York Post
• TV News Anchor Alexis de Lancer Bleeds on Live Broadcast (Video)
  TV news anchor Alexis de Lancer was recently ending his newscast on Canada's RDI network when he got a nosebleed (video below). He tried to wipe away the blood to no avail, which made some viewers anxious and worried. However, de Lancer later tweeted in French on Twitter that he was okay and that the nosebleed was just “bad timing” Despite the nosebleed, de Lancer kept his composure and ended ...
  June 10, 2013 - Opposing Views

Quotes

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• Barack Obama in ABC News
  Walter was always more than just an anchor,President Obama said Friday in a prepared statement. "He was someone we could trust to guide us through the most important issues of the day; a voice of certainty in an uncertain world. He was...
• President Bush in International Herald Tribune
  I was watching Michael Phelps after the anchor leg touched,Bush said. "The whole thing is genuine. That's the good thing about the Olympics."
• Bill Self in FOXSports.com
  I do think we return the best guard in the country and the best big man in the country,said head coach Bill Self. "I think if you're going to start a team, why not have an anchor and why not have a guard? They have a chance to do what they...