Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
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An institutional investor is anchoring a $35 million PIPE, or private investment in public equity, alongside the de-SPAC transaction.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 22, 2026
Radha Muthiah, president and chief executive of the Capital Area Food Bank, is anchoring an initiative on “regional resilience” exercises, which aims to shore up greater Washington’s readiness for unplanned events.
From Washington Post ● Dec. 23, 2020
And then I’ll run around the corner of a building with my laptop, set up a hotspot, and file feeds to someone on the desk who is anchoring the story.
From Slate ● Oct. 26, 2019
So the Army Corps is anchoring the dam’s foundation to bedrock while simultaneously increasing its holding capacity.
From Scientific American ● Jan. 7, 2019
The soundings are regular in the offing, and there is anchoring ground every where in the vicinity.
From Narrative of the surveying voyages of His Majesty's ships Adventure and Beagle, between the years 1826 and 1836 Volume I. - Proceedings of the First Expedition, 1826-1830 by Robert Fitzroy
