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unanchored

  • a word derived from 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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Indeed, the data continues to suggest that inflation expectations are unanchored relative to the bank’s 2% inflation target, Claus Vistesen, chief eurozone economist at Pantheon Macroeconomics, said in a note to clients.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 26, 2026

We must also hope that he will take a leaf out of Lagarde’s book and raise interest rates if there is even the slightest chance that inflation expectations will soon become unanchored.

From Barron's ● Jun. 16, 2026

He says the issue in Japan is that inflation expectations have become unanchored.

From MarketWatch ● Nov. 21, 2025

During her time at university, Sif said she had felt "very unanchored" while she came to terms with her sexuality.

From BBC ● Apr. 21, 2024

They spoke quietly of how they wanted to go someday, to move about, free and unanchored, not toward something but away from something.

From "Travels with Charley in Search of America" by John Steinbeck