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cast

[kast, kahst] / kæst, kɑst /










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He also interviewed the leading cast of Star Wars, Carrie Fisher, Harrison Ford and Mark Hamill, at the crescendo of the sci-fi franchise's popularity in the 70s.

From BBC • Jun. 13, 2026

They’ve said there are robust procedures in place to ensure ballots are cast fairly and counted accurately, and to identify any problems and audit the results.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 13, 2026

With more than 98% of the votes counted in Sunday’s runoff election, she overtook her leftist opponent, Roberto Sánchez, with 50.002% support—a difference of just a few hundred votes out of nearly 20 million cast.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 12, 2026

“It was used to diminish me, silence me, isolate me and cast me and my independent thoughts, words and deeds as suspicious.”

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 11, 2026

Oddly, the brief scare of the snuffed-out candles and howling wind seemed to break the spell of gloom cast by the Widow Ashton’s gruesome tales.

From "The Unseen Guest" by Maryrose Wood




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