- present participle of case.
casing
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Mason, who found a bullet casing from the incident in her front yard, called it a consequence of letting the property sit empty for so long.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 5, 2026
This car was brought in following a relatively minor accident, and Harrowell points to a few scratches and scrapes on the protective casing of the battery underneath the car.
From BBC ● Jul. 8, 2026
Police stopped, questioned and frisked those suspected of carrying weapons or casing a business, dissuading the ill-intentioned from packing guns while reducing shootings.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 8, 2026
The US justice department says the video also shows Allen "casing the area" at the hotel, on the day before the dinner was held in a basement ballroom there.
From BBC ● Apr. 30, 2026
They streak past me into the hall in a blast of gossamer, and she slams the book she was swinging at them into the door casing.
From "The Cruel Prince" by Holly Black
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The words, “deny,” “delay,” and “depose” were written on the side of some of the shell casings found at the scene, according to a complaint.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 14, 2026
In the 1990s, the agency started sharing with local law enforcement agencies its National Integrated Ballistic Information Network, which collects the unique marks on bullet casings found at shooting scenes.
From Salon ● Jun. 2, 2026
They are now ubiquitous in our everyday lives, used for example in school uniforms, medication casings and hydrogen production.
From BBC ● Feb. 2, 2026
A local prosecutor said Friday federal investigations had taken Good's car and the shell casings.
From Barron's ● Jan. 9, 2026
While I was careful to clean up his droppings, it was difficult to capture the seed casings that he scattered across the floor.
From "The Ugly One" by Leanne Statland Ellis
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