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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unanchored

Goldman Sachs Latin America economist Alberto Ramos wrote in a report that “a weak fiscal anchor has increased fiscal risk premia, leading to unanchored short- and medium-term inflation expectations.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 5, 2026

Expectations became unanchored last year for just a few months, unlike in the 1970s, when doubts that inflation would stay low and steady lasted about a decade.

From Barron's ● Feb. 6, 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

Being that unanchored and that much in peril seems preferable to being here, grounded on the earth that wrecked her.

From "A Heart in a Body in the World" by Deb Caletti

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