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One more day to cast down the mighty, lift up the lowly and send the rich away.

From Salon • Aug. 27, 2023

"I see," Songmi says, her eyes cast down.

From BBC • Apr. 6, 2023

Or, metaphorically, she says, “Caste is the wordless usher in a darkened theater, flashlight cast down in the aisles, guiding us to our assigned seats for a performance.”

From Seattle Times • Jun. 19, 2022

Interviewed on Sky News last week, with eyes cast down and head hanging, he looked deflated and dejected as he repeatedly apologized for “misjudgment” in attending the May 2020 garden party.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 27, 2022

Some—a few—had been raised up; many others cast down, lost in its clutches.

From "Nectar in a Sieve" by Kamala Markandaya