- present participle of cast.
casting
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A solar eclipse takes place when the moon moves between the sun and the earth, blocking the sun's light either partially or completely, casting a shadow on the Earth.
From BBC ● Aug. 12, 2026
The Hollywood Reporter TV critic Daniel Fienberg wrote a piece this season criticizing the quickfire challenges, casting and other elements of the production and calling the show “broken.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 11, 2026
The city is casting a wide net—some say too wide—to find owners who owe the new property tax on second homes.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 11, 2026
Eclipses happen when the Moon passes directly between the Sun and Earth, casting a narrow band of shadow across our planet.
From Barron's ● Aug. 11, 2026
“One day is so like another here,” he replied, “that I don’t know without casting it up. However, I come here some time since you left.”
From "Great Expectations" by Charles Dickens
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"My agent still roasts me about the fact that I used to go to castings dressed in jeans and NYU T-shirts that I'd got for free," she told British Vogue in February.
From BBC ● May 9, 2026
On Ford’s new “assembly tree,” a modular system stamps out two massive, aluminum castings and a battery that get merged at the end of the process—closer to how Tesla and China’s automakers build EVs.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 5, 2026
By the early 2030s, RidgeAlloy could enable recycled structural aluminum castings at volumes equal to at least half of current annual primary aluminum production in the United States.
From Science Daily ● Mar. 10, 2026
There is an entire supply chain that includes components such as solid rocket motors, sensors, castings, and warheads.
From Barron's ● Mar. 3, 2026
The Mews was neatly kept, with sawdust on the floor to absorb the mutes, and the castings taken up every day.
From "The Once and Future King" by T. H. White
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Theater - Introductory
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