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Ms. also took flak from some of Steinem’s sister feminists, who contended that it cast women as victims.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 3, 2026
Vance said the United States was probing the wedding strike but cast doubt on Iranian reporting of the incident.
From Barron's ● Sep. 3, 2026
In its final season, which wrapped earlier this year, Valerie Cherish, played by Lisa Kudrow, is cast in a multicamera sitcom secretly being written by artificial intelligence.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 3, 2026
She said she had reported him to authorities and cast the episode as a personal triumph after their falling-out.
From Salon ● Sep. 3, 2026
He cast his eyes about the room and said, “Mmmph mmmph mmmph mmmph?” by which he obviously meant, “How do you do?”
From "The Unseen Guest" by Maryrose Wood
The Lucas Museum purposefully and with no apology casts its net wide.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 2, 2026
It is unclear if SpaceX currently casts its own blades for the Raptor turbopumps, according to the report.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 2, 2026
The most irritating thing about “Mutiny” is that it has decent ideas that it floats and then casts adrift.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 21, 2026
At 80, President Lula on Sunday launches his bid for re-election, casting himself as a defender of Brazil's "sovereignty" as pressure from Donald Trump's administration casts a shadow over the campaign.
From Barron's ● Aug. 2, 2026
He casts nervous glances upward at the additional chairs and the round iron cages suspended by nothing but fraying ribbon.
From "The Night Circus" by Erin Morgenstern
Mortgage rates ticked up to a new high for the year, casting a chill over the housing market.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 3, 2026
This all unfolds next to four or so men casting their fishing rods into the increasingly choppy waters.
From BBC ● Sep. 3, 2026
Daley said casting can be tricky for directors because it is difficult to know what the on-screen chemistry will be like.
From Barron's ● Sep. 2, 2026
Carney, meanwhile, came to power last year by casting himself as the person best placed to steer Canada through the tumult of U.S. trade uncertainty and to stand up to Trump.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 26, 2026
“She has made a confession of sorts,” Aunt Kitty told me as she sat at the small desk later that night, her lamp casting a yellow glow to our dark room.
From "The Detective's Assistant" by Kate Hannigan
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