- present participle of cast.
casting
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Masino responded by casting aside her original plans and focusing back on the brand’s core customers.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 27, 2026
The upshot was that instead of a more community-minded gathering of citizens casting ballots for friends and neighbors, delegates were simply voted into the state convention based on whom they would support for the Senate.
From Slate ● Jul. 24, 2026
But the efficiency gains reshaping startups are casting a long shadow over the next generation of programmers.
From Barron's ● Jul. 17, 2026
Although several major stars have been cast in The Hunt For Gollum already, further casting announcements are expected in the coming months.
From BBC ● Jul. 13, 2026
Nevertheless, the girl hurried along, her sandals tapping and echoing, the golden light of the bauble casting its rays through shadows that hung like cobwebs.
From "The Book of Three" by Lloyd Alexander
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"My agent still roasts me about the fact that I used to go to castings dressed in jeans and NYU T-shirts that I'd got for free," she told British Vogue in February.
From BBC ● May 9, 2026
Production is limited, and there are too few suppliers for solid rocket motors, castings, forgings and seekers for munitions.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 20, 2026
By the early 2030s, RidgeAlloy could enable recycled structural aluminum castings at volumes equal to at least half of current annual primary aluminum production in the United States.
From Science Daily ● Mar. 10, 2026
There is an entire supply chain that includes components such as solid rocket motors, sensors, castings, and warheads.
From Barron's ● Mar. 3, 2026
The Mews was neatly kept, with sawdust on the floor to absorb the mutes, and the castings taken up every day.
From "The Once and Future King" by T. H. White
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Theater - Introductory
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Theater - High School
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