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anchors

British

/ ˈæŋkəz /

plural noun

slang the brakes of a motor vehicle

he rammed on the anchors

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Example Sentences

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Thus, morning anchors aren’t obligated to adhere to the neutral comportment we expect of their evening news counterparts.

From Salon

While Fennell’s film anchors itself in Brontë’s narrative landscape, it also takes creative liberties in service of approximating the director’s personal experience reading it as a teen.

From Los Angeles Times

I need reassurance that the news anchors and the FBI agents are wrong.

From Literature

“Is that why you don’t like news anchors?”

From Literature

As the film's lead, her presence anchors its fog-laced landscape and moral core.

From BBC

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