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cast

[kast, kahst] / kæst, kɑst /










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Cast a wide net, particularly with schools that compete against each other.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 28, 2026

Cast adrift by US President Donald Trump's immigration policy, the migrants spend their days on their mobile phones, trying to contact their families.

From Barron's • Apr. 22, 2026

Last July, the city unveiled the sculpture Cast in Blue, which locals have since nicknamed the Blue Blob.

From BBC • Mar. 25, 2026

Cast member George Fouracres, whose stage experience includes Shakespeare, played Starmer.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 23, 2026

The men at the ropes paused, some looking that way, some looking to Lee, and he called sharply, “Let go! Cast off!”

From "The Subtle Knife" by Philip Pullman




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