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cast away





ADJECTIVE
shipwrecked
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"Practical Magic 2" cast away Sony's "Spider-Man" from its weeks-long perch atop the North American box office, industry estimates showed Sunday.

From Barron's Sep. 13, 2026

Anguished and alone, Nick is similarly cast away, seemingly cursed to spend the rest of his days forsaken in his hometown, now a foreign land.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 19, 2026

The sense is that Sophia has been banished or cast away.

From New York Times Nov. 10, 2022

But he’s been seemingly cast away at Penske, where the tight bond between Newgarden and McLaughlin has made Power the odd driver out of the cool club on a three-car team.

From Seattle Times Sep. 8, 2022

The soldiers cast away grass mats, pottery, and beads.

From "A Girl Named Disaster" by Nancy Farmer




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