had been anchoring

• past perfect progressive

  past perfect progressive

  Used to describe an action that was ongoing continuously in the past up until another past event interrupted it.

  of anchor.
  anchor

  noun

  any of various devices dropped by a chain, cable, or rope to the bottom of a body of water for preventing or restricting the motion of a vessel or other floating object, typically having broad, hooklike arms that bury themselves in the bottom to provide a firm hold.

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had been anchoring

Most employees had been anchoring and producing their shows from home studios because of the coronavirus pandemic.

From Washington Post ● Sep. 8, 2021

His absence crushed a Mariners’ rotation he had been anchoring.

From Seattle Times ● Mar. 29, 2018

Gentzler was dissatisfied at WCAU; she had been anchoring on weeknights, but was sent back to weekends when the ratings failed to improve.

From Washington Post

Chung, it seems, was already on her way from Sacramento, California, where she had been anchoring the Evening News.

From Time Magazine Archive

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