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[kas-uhl, kah-suhl] / ˈkæs əl, ˈkɑ səl /


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With the others en route back to the castle, Winkleman quipped to the traitors: "This is like an outdoor turret."

From BBC ● Oct. 23, 2026

“Or if you wanted to escape to Dracula’s castle or some of these other really big genres that you have, readers will be pleasantly surprised at the worlds that we are building.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 20, 2026

The brass band pauses, leaving a plaintive solo violin hanging in the air—in Bruch’s description, “an old bard who contemplates a ruined castle and laments the glorious times of old.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 16, 2026

The previous episode - watched on Thursday by 10 million people - saw another faithful, unlucky Industry star Myha'la, follow self-sabotaging traitor Richard E Grant out of the castle.

From BBC ● Oct. 9, 2026

Everything in the Siren’s Cove looked like it could have belonged to an old fairy-tale castle, including the dragon-headed door handles.

From "The Way to Rio Luna" by Zoraida Cordova

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 Normans built hundreds of castles which secured their control and projected royal power.

From BBC ● Jul. 10, 2026

Newlands said people bought castles because "they love the history and they want to play their part in bringing some of our built heritage back to life".

From BBC ● Mar. 28, 2026

Inside her, grand castles of comprehension, models of the world as she had understood it, shivered.

From "The Inquisitor's Tale" by Adam Gidwitz

The needless run-out of Stoinis for 40 all but confirmed the outcome and there were two further run-outs before Madhwal castled Mohsin Khan to seal an emphatic success midway through the 17th over.

From BBC ● May 24, 2023

We pick up this Berlin Ruy Lopez from today’s diagram, where Black has just castled long.

From Washington Times ● Mar. 10, 2020

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

Bh4 Bd7!? and a new plan — castling queenside — that quickly led to sharp, complex play.

From Washington Times ● Sep. 27, 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

This variation serves to prove that your castling on the 5th move is less advisable than the move of 5.

From The Blue Book of Chess Teaching the Rudiments of the Game, and Giving an Analysis of All the Recognized Openings by Howard Staunton


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