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  • present participle of case.
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casing

[kay-sing] / ˈkeɪ sɪŋ /
NOUN
covering
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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

Monaco's deputy prosecutor Morgan Raymond said Berezovska had spent days casing out the residence and was "disguised as a man" during the attack last Monday.

From BBC ● Jul. 7, 2026

Like endless, dormant serpents, the colossal concrete casing of the pipelines stretched along the seabed.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 12, 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

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're displayed beside missile casings and captured drones.

From BBC ● Apr. 27, 2026

A long gun and shell casings were found on the scene, FBI Director Kash Patel said, adding that the agency was carrying out witness interviews as part of its probe.

From Barron's ● Apr. 26, 2026

Copper, which is used as an alloy in ammunition shell casings and elsewhere, is the Defense Department’s second-most-used material, according to the White House.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 10, 2026

I chipped casings off bronze castings, washed glassware, and ground ore for alloys.

From "The Name of the Wind" by Patrick Rothfuss




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