An anchor is a device, normally made of metal, used to secure a vessel to the bed of a body of water to prevent the craft from drifting due to wind or...
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Anchor is a brand of dairy products that was founded in New Zealand in 1886, and is one of the key brands owned by the New Zealand–based international...
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News presenter (redirect from TV anchor)
(short for "news broadcaster"), anchorman or anchorwoman, news anchor or simply an anchor – is a person who presents news during a news program on TV, radio...
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Both numeric and non-numeric anchoring have been reported in research. In numeric anchoring, once the value of the anchor is set, subsequent arguments...
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North American, Australian and New Zealand retail, an "anchor tenant", sometimes called an "anchor store", "draw tenant", or "key tenant", is a considerably...
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A sea anchor (also known as a parachute anchor, drift anchor, drift sock, para-anchor or boat brake) is a device that is streamed from a boat in heavy...
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Look up anchor in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. An anchor is a device that attaches to the sea bottom to prevent a boat from drifting. Anchor may also...
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Anchor (Korean: 앵커) is a 2022 South Korean mystery-thriller film directed by Jung Ji-yeon. It stars Chun Woo-hee, Shin Ha-kyun and Lee Hye-young, and was...
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anchor is an authoritative entity for which trust is assumed and not derived. In the X.509 architecture, a root certificate would be the trust anchor...
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Anchor baby is a term (regarded by some as a pejorative) used to refer to a child born to non-citizen parents in a country that has birthright citizenship...
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earth anchor is a device designed to support structures, most commonly used in geotechnical and construction applications. Also known as a ground anchor, percussion...
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An anchor plate, floor plate or wall washer is a large plate or washer connected to a tie rod or bolt. Anchor plates are used on exterior walls of masonry...
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such as a ship's anchor or a fishing trawl. On some ships, it may be located in a specific room called the windlass room. An anchor windlass is a machine...
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Anchor Brewing Company was a brewery on Potrero Hill in San Francisco, California. Founded in 1896, the brewery underwent several changes in location and...
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Anchor bolts are used to connect structural and non-structural elements to concrete. The connection can be made by a variety of different components: anchor...
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Anchor Hocking Company is a manufacturer of glassware. The Hocking Glass Company was founded in 1905 by Isaac Jacob (Ike) Collins in Lancaster, Ohio, and...
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The Anchor Buggy and Carriage Company was a short-lived American automobile manufacturer; the Anchor Buggy high wheeler was produced in Cincinnati, Ohio...
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Hyperlink (redirect from Hypertext anchor)
Hypertext is text with hyperlinks. The text that is linked from is known as anchor text. A software system that is used for viewing and creating hypertext...
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The anchor bend is a knot used for attaching a rope to a ring or similar termination. The name is a misnomer, as it is technically not a bend, but a hitch...
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A stockless anchor (or "patent anchor") is a streamlined derivation of the traditional Admiralty anchor used aboard large ships. Patented in England in...
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Brian Williams (redirect from Brian Williams (news anchor))
journalist and television news anchor. He was a correspondent for NBC Nightly News starting in 1993, before his promotion to anchor and managing editor of the...
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The Anchor Brewhouse was a small brewery by Shad Thames in Horsleydown, near Tower Bridge in London. The brewhouse was bought in December 1787 by John...
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as an anchor point is a center position in a stereo mix reserved for only three or four important tracks. Most modern pop productions are anchored by lead...
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anchor is a nautical term indicating the final preparation of a sea vessel for getting underway. Weighing anchor literally means raising the anchor of...
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Anchor modeling is an agile database modeling technique suited for information that changes over time both in structure and content. It provides a graphical...
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The Anchor Bar is a bar and restaurant in Buffalo, New York, located north of Downtown Buffalo at the intersection of Main and North Streets. The restaurant...
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An anchor portal or H-frame tower is a gantry structure supporting overhead power lines in a switchyard. Their static function is similar to a dead-end...
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Anchor is a village in McLean County, Illinois, United States. The population was 163 at the 2020 census. It is part of the Bloomington–Normal Metropolitan...
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(distributed) Anchor albums in the US, and Anchor Records issued many ABC albums in the United Kingdom as "ABC Records Marketed by Anchor Records." The Anchor Records...
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