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[kast, kahst] / kæst, kɑst /










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Kit Connor says working as a producer on the film alongside Joe Locke allowed them to be a "mouthpiece for the cast"

From BBC Jul. 16, 2026

NBC’s “Today” show cast and crew dealt with an unexpected and unwelcome guest off-screen Thursday who was ultimately arrested by New York police.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 16, 2026

The Italian feature is a droll, Coen brothers-style exercise in deadpan absurdity, with a zigzag plot that caroms off a pleasingly demented cast of oddballs.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 16, 2026

He increasingly battled with a top command he cast as out of date, not flexible and bogged down with bureaucracy.

From Barron's Jul. 16, 2026

He cast around the riverbank for food, but saw only the dead wolves, and they smelt too bad even to think about.

From "Wolf Brother" by Michelle Paver

The chief minister casts the new arrangement as the opposite of the blockade - a logical, mutually beneficial opening up of a border.

From BBC Jul. 12, 2026

But the way it happened casts a shadow over tonight’s match.

From Slate Jul. 6, 2026

He became the person who could call celebrities, assemble casts of stars, and create these huge social networks.

From Salon Jul. 5, 2026

The development casts doubt on whether the long-awaited merger between the two companies will come through.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 30, 2026

Low-key lighting casts intriguing shadows in the hall, and my filmic version of Phil turns to look at me, his twinkling green eyes catching mine.

From "Love, Hate & Other Filters" by Samira Ahmed

But the efficiency gains reshaping startups are casting a long shadow over the next generation of programmers.

From Barron's Jul. 17, 2026

Locke is animated when asked about whether he hopes more producers will follow Heartstopper's casting process, noting: "I think this industry is still run in a very closed doors way."

From BBC Jul. 16, 2026

They found a guy who did an ad against some Norwegian salmon commercial fisheries, realized he was cut straight from central casting, and that’s how we got Graham Platner.

From Salon Jul. 10, 2026

Deutch is perfect casting for plucky Gail, who commits to bagging Hamm with such gumption that she jumps on a hotel mattress like a little kid.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 8, 2026

The sun hangs low in the distance, casting their snowcapped peaks in light shades of pink, and their wide, bare slopes in deep blue.

From "The Sea in Winter" by Christine Day




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