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casting

[kas-ting, kah-sting] / ˈkæs tɪŋ, ˈkɑ stɪŋ /




NOUN
molding
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Stew says he learned the virtues of “asking the song” while casting the original production at Berkeley Repertory Theatre in 2006.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 5, 2026

“I cried as I was casting my vote because I was doing it in honor of my dad.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 4, 2026

Pascal told Deadline, external earlier this year that a casting announcement by the end of the year was a "good bet" but that Craig was a "hard act to follow".

From BBC ● Nov. 3, 2026

In capturing the variously courtly, dreamy and sweeping effects of Balanchine’s grand choreography for “Ballet Imperial,” to Tchaikovsky’s Concerto No. 2 in G for Piano and Orchestra, ABT’s casting sometimes proved uneven.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 2, 2026

The bronze chandeliers’ gas jets produced a softly palpitating glow, casting pools of light across the polished oak floor.

From "The City Beautiful" by Aden Polydoros

The work allegedly included arranging meetings between Iranian defense officials and Chinese suppliers and using companies in mainland China and Hong Kong to buy parts to make engines for Shaheds, such as aluminum alloy castings.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 26, 2026

"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

Testing confirmed that RidgeAlloy contains the combination of aluminum, magnesium, silicon, iron and manganese needed for structural vehicle castings, even when the recycled metal includes higher levels of iron and silicon.

From Science Daily ● Mar. 10, 2026

The big challenge for defense contractors is making missiles fast enough, given there are choke points in supply chains for components including castings, seekers, solid rocket motors, and other complex electronic components.

From Barron's ● Mar. 5, 2026

“I’ve seen that two-headed snake before. During my own castings while I was away in the Wandering Isles. It’s why I cut my trip short and announced my return.”

From "Amari and the Night Brothers" by B.B. Alston


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