Used to describe an ongoing action or continuous state that was happening at a specific time in the past.
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Matt Renshaw, on 65, was anchoring Australia's chase when Muzarabani struck again, letting out a roar and flexing his muscles after having the Australian caught at mid-off.
From Barron's ● Feb. 20, 2026
Situated inside Amazon’s Luxury Stores section, it was almost as if Saks was anchoring the luxury wing of a digital mall.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 16, 2026
When I was anchoring my show, I would take my earpiece out when there was a Syria story because I couldn't hear any of the crying anymore.
From Salon ● Feb. 27, 2024
Two years earlier, when he was anchoring CNN’s coverage from Tiananmen Square, he informed viewers that the Chinese government was about to cut off live transmission of the network’s coverage before signing off.
From New York Times ● Sep. 8, 2022
The Aline was anchoring off the town when a message was brought us from the Raja, who kindly offered to place the "Astana" bungalow aforementioned at our disposal during our stay in the country.
From On the Equator by De Windt, Harry
