castle
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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
While some of the celebrities have known each other for 30 years, others have no friends in the castle at all.
From BBC ● Oct. 4, 2026
In the morning, the castle rang with chimes and bells, not like the single gong of the village bell in The Mountain, but dozens of them ringing in all different tones.
From "Rump: The (Fairly) True Story of Rumpelstilskin" by Liesl Shurtliff
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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
Overlooking the River Blackwater, the main house was designed by architects James and George Richard Pain, who also worked on other Irish castles.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 22, 2026
The church’s fanciful, conical towers have drawn comparison to Disney castles.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 14, 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
“There were two castles at him,” said Agravaine haughtily.
From "The Once and Future King" by T. H. White
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In a great King’s Indian positional battle, Yip offers up a pawn for open lines against White’s castled king.
From Washington Times ● Oct. 10, 2023
Lees made 31 before he was castled by Kyle Mayers - the seamer ending the day with remarkable figures of 5-9, his first five-wicket haul.
From BBC ● Mar. 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
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Already under some pressure, Black goes wrong by castling into an attack before his center is fully secured: 9.
From Washington Times ● Dec. 20, 2022
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
He played aggressively in the opening, eschewing a chance to trade queens early on and also not castling his king, which is the usual method to keep it safe.
From New York Times ● Dec. 6, 2021
Broad hoops an inswinging yorker at Smith, nearly castling him.
From The Guardian ● Aug. 17, 2019
White derives no benefit from the KB file so long as the Black Bishop makes castling impossible.
From Chess Strategy by J. Du Mont
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