unanchored
adjective
un·an·chored
ˌən-ˈaŋ-kərd 
1
: not anchored : not at anchor
2
: not having a firm basis or foundation
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An unanchored home slid 18 feet off its foundation and into a barn.
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Chad Murphy, The Enquirer, 8 May 2024
Some of these new A.I. startups barely even have coherent products or plans, or are led by founders with little genuine understanding of the underlying technology who are merely selling unanchored hype–but that is apparently no obstacle to fundraising millions of dollars.
—Jeffrey Sonnenfeld, Fortune, 28 June 2023
With inflation likely to be boosted by the Russian oil-price shock to more than three times the Fed’s inflation target, the Fed would seem to have little alternative but to raise interest rates to prevent inflation expectations from becoming unanchored.
—Desmond Lachman, National Review, 3 Mar. 2022
Lawmakers last year increased funding for removing such vessels from $3.5 million to $8.2 million, after giving law enforcement more authority to address boats that have no effective means of propulsion and have taken on water or are on the verge of becoming unanchored.
—Jim Turner, Sun Sentinel, 5 Jan. 2023
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Chad Murphy, The Enquirer, 8 May 2024
Some of these new A.I. startups barely even have coherent products or plans, or are led by founders with little genuine understanding of the underlying technology who are merely selling unanchored hype–but that is apparently no obstacle to fundraising millions of dollars.
—Jeffrey Sonnenfeld, Fortune, 28 June 2023
With inflation likely to be boosted by the Russian oil-price shock to more than three times the Fed’s inflation target, the Fed would seem to have little alternative but to raise interest rates to prevent inflation expectations from becoming unanchored.
—Desmond Lachman, National Review, 3 Mar. 2022
Lawmakers last year increased funding for removing such vessels from $3.5 million to $8.2 million, after giving law enforcement more authority to address boats that have no effective means of propulsion and have taken on water or are on the verge of becoming unanchored.
—Jim Turner, Sun Sentinel, 5 Jan. 2023
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“Unanchored.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unanchored. Accessed 11 Sep. 2024.
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