variants
or anchorpeople
as in newscasters
one who reads and introduces news reports on a news program
the new anchorperson did an admirable job of dealing with the late-breaking news story
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Noun
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The group ventriloquized the voices of authority—parents, school principals, cops, military officers, judges, politicians, newscasters, Soviet apparatchiks—and turned them into expressions of mass insanity.—
Andrew Katzenstein,
The New York Review of Books,
19 Mar. 2026 -
World-famous newscasters didn't know who Jeffrey Epstein was.—
Lauryn Overhultz,
FOXNews.com,
16 Mar. 2026
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After holding steady last year while commercial broadcasters such as Canal+ and TF1 scaled back, the public broadcaster will reduce its investment in film by €5 million in 2026.—
Elsa Keslassy,
Variety,
26 Mar. 2026
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Once broadcasters enter the Pete Maher broadcast booth — named after the longtime, legendary Flames broadcaster — they’re treated to some of the best sight lines in the league for broadcasters.—
Julian McKenzie,
New York Times,
3 Feb. 2026
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Observer reporters Caitlin McGlade and Mary Ramsey contributed to the reporting of this story.—
Charlotte Observer,
Charlotte Observer,
2 Apr. 2026
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Bello invited reporters to tour Salmos 23 #3, which appeared modern and homey.—
Carol Marbin Miller,
Miami Herald,
2 Apr. 2026
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The team announcers will say that, and so will some of the signs.—
Bill Shaikin,
Los Angeles Times,
26 Mar. 2026
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From 1947 through ’76, NBC would use either the play-by-play announcers or analysts for the Fall Classic.—
Joe Reedy,
Chicago Tribune,
25 Mar. 2026
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That means no extra tools, no anchors, and no stress about making mistakes on your brand-new walls.—
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
30 Mar. 2026
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Guthrie said that doing the show again will be returning to a team that is like her family, with the tight bonds between the anchors and hosts often expressed on air.—
Ted Johnson,
Deadline,
27 Mar. 2026
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The men mentioned above served as war correspondents in Europe, including in London during heavy German bombing.—
Arthur Cyr,
Chicago Tribune,
25 Mar. 2026
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Meet David Gleisner Here to answer those questions about completion hurdles, gear, and more, is RUN’s social media strategist and one of Backpacker’s PCT correspondents, David Gleisner.—
Emilee Coblentz,
Outside,
23 Mar. 2026
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The viral allegations—originating from fringe French commentators and later amplified by conservative commentator Candace Owens, claiming Macron’s real name is Jean-Michel Trogneux, who is, in fact, Macron’s brother.—
Jordan King,
MSNBC Newsweek,
27 Oct. 2025
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