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


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"Whilst this year's September festival could be the best yet... rising costs mean that this could be the last one in the current format unless we see more people through the castle gates," it said.

From BBC Sep. 3, 2026

Hundreds of volunteers in Japan pulled a castle back to its original position.

From MarketWatch Aug. 31, 2026

Tech billionaire Mark Zuckerberg and his wife Priscilla Chan have bought an Irish castle and are "excited" about the historic home, a spokesman for the businessman said in a statement Thursday.

From Barron's Aug. 20, 2026

She is the princess, and this is the castle she’ll be locked in, an indomitable beast of a citadel fittingly titled the Tower Hotel.

From Salon Aug. 17, 2026

I needed to get to Opal in the castle, but in my way there were guards and spears and arrows and a stone wall and possibly more of that beyond the wall.

From "Rump: The (Fairly) True Story of Rumpelstilskin" by Liesl Shurtliff

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

His mum, Gemma McConnell, said he had the time of his life enjoying lemonade and cake and playing in the bouncy castles in his own superhero outfit.

From BBC Jun. 30, 2026

Like suddenly, instead of being made of baseball and castles and superheroes and Jack-ness, he was made of something scratchy and thick.

From "Breadcrumbs" by Anne Ursu

Moondra castled Samson with his first ball in international cricket, while Hollard took two balls to induce Kishan into skying a chance.

From BBC Jun. 26, 2026

In the fifth game, Nepo as White hits on the unusual strategy of launching a pawn storm right in front of his castled king.

From Washington Times Apr. 18, 2023

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

Kosteniuk as White allows her queenside to be busted up and renounces castling in exchange for the bishop pair and a half-open b-file, but neither works to her advantage in the ensuring play.

From Washington Times Jun. 20, 2023

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

In his new book, “Languages of Truth: Essays 2003-2020,” Rushdie attempts to perform a defensive castling move.

From New York Times May 24, 2021

Anatoly Karpov, the former world champion, was captured on video castling queen's side illegally, moving the rook before the king.

From The Guardian Feb. 22, 2013

Bringing out the Knight is good play; you not only threaten to win his Bishop, but you afford yourself an opportunity of castling whenever it may be needful.

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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