cast back
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These three novellas were written in the 1920s, after the fall of the empire, and in their baroque translation by John Batki they cast back upon bygone times with wistfulness, charm and winking humor.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 8, 2026
Millions of people were evacuated, as minds cast back to the devastating tsunami of Boxing Day 2004 in the Indian Ocean and Japan 2011, both triggered by similarly large earthquakes.
From BBC ● Jul. 30, 2025
That said, Fischer doesn’t think the show should come back, even if it were feasible to bring the cast back.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 24, 2025
Like James, I left the rest of the cast back in Harrogate and filming there.
From Salon ● Feb. 19, 2024
No reflection was to be allowed now: not one glance was to be cast back; not even one forward.
From "Jane Eyre" by Charlotte Brontë
