cast about for
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The team looked at different game formats and cast about for manufacturers that could supply individual components before settling on a hybrid approach that relied on one main manufacturer and several smaller suppliers.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 29, 2026
The colonists cast about for another means of ensuring that these judges would be independent, sensitive to local interests, and not entirely beholden to the king.
From Slate ● Feb. 26, 2025
Whether or not Friedkin knew that this movie would be his final work, there’s a temptation to cast about for deeper significance in his choice of material.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 2, 2023
To stave off bankruptcy, Sultan Ahmad I al-Mansur Saadi cast about for new resources.
From Textbooks ● Dec. 14, 2022
He got to his feet and cast about for the water skin.
From "Wolf Brother" by Michelle Paver
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