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cast

[kast, kahst] / kæst, kɑst /










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Governor Andrew Bailey, who cast the swing vote in favor of the move, said at the time that further cuts would remain an even “closer call.”

From The Wall Street Journal

Both are tipped to rack up a dozen or more nods for Hollywood's grandest awards ceremony -- from best picture and best actor to the new best casting prize.

From Barron's

"It helped that the whole cast would just wait and were all just really kind about it," she says.

From BBC

I tell this story not to cast shade on lasagna — or on those who lovingly bake and bring it.

From Salon

Movies, probably the most unifying force of pop culture from the 1930s through the 2010s, now cast a smaller shadow.

From The Wall Street Journal