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[kas-uhl, kah-suhl] / ˈkæs əl, ˈkɑ səl /


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The previous episode - watched on Thursday by 10 million people - saw another faithful, unlucky Industry star Myha'la, follow self-sabotaging traitor Richard E Grant out of the castle.

From BBC ● Oct. 9, 2026

If bloodsuckers are your fear, you’d be better off in a dank castle in Transylvania.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 8, 2026

A lush cactus garden is bordered by Elysian Park, completing Fisher’s vision of the castle in the woods, but done in Southern California’s vernacular.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 6, 2026

The Jaecoo 7, pitched to suburbia as an adventure-ready SUV, was launched in January 2025 in the ballroom of a fancy hotel off Windsor Great Park, near King Charles III’s historic castle west of London.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 5, 2026

The wind and rain were dissolving the road as if it were a sand castle.

From "Storm Runners" by Roland Smith

The list also includes five castles in south Lebanon's Jabal Amel area, among them the Crusader-era Beaufort fortress, which Israeli forces captured in May.

From Barron's ● Aug. 29, 2026

When he was in his 20s, the Welsh actor Matthew Rhys spent a night at one of the most haunted castles in his home country.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 11, 2026

No, that’s not me building castles in the sky.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 1, 2026

I’m back from a quick trip to Slovenia with my daughter and am mentally still in that fairytale Alps land of castles and gobsmacking lake views.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 17, 2026

They ran, climbed, and dug in the sandy dirt, building sand castles as if they were at the beach.

From "Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers" by Deborah Heiligman

When the pacey Tongue castled Tom Blundell, New Zealand were in danger of being dismissed before the close.

From BBC ● Jun. 4, 2026

Black’s Modern Defense succeeds in producing the unbalanced position Sevian needed, and Black throws his pieces at the castled White king with abandon.

From Washington Times ● Apr. 26, 2022

As “Cleanness” moves forward, as if in a game of chess, positions are castled.

From New York Times ● Jan. 13, 2020

Slowly things seemed to be turning Carlsen’s way; the kings were castled on opposite sides of the board, which often means each player will be racing to attack the other’s king.

From Slate ● Nov. 28, 2018

As it turned out, the old man never castled.

From "Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel" by David Guterson

Kf1 Qf6, the loss of castling is not a huge blow to White’s position, but Khamrakulov fails to appreciate the dangers lurking in the position.

From Washington Times ● Aug. 29, 2023

She saved the best for last, castling Kate Cross with another beauty: full and turning just enough to beat the edge as the batter aimed a shot through the leg side.

From BBC ● Aug. 13, 2022

In his new book, “Languages of Truth: Essays 2003-2020,” Rushdie attempts to perform a defensive castling move.

From New York Times ● May 24, 2021

Anatoly Karpov, the former world champion, was captured on video castling queen's side illegally, moving the rook before the king.

From The Guardian ● Feb. 22, 2013

Bringing out the Knight is good play; you not only threaten to win his Bishop, but you afford yourself an opportunity of castling whenever it may be needful.

From The Blue Book of Chess Teaching the Rudiments of the Game, and Giving an Analysis of All the Recognized Openings by Howard Staunton




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