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That noirish masterpiece was cast entirely with supporting players, performers whose characters were usually killed off or otherwise dismissed.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 22, 2026
She also employs and supports a community of lepers and former sex workers who society would have otherwise cast aside.
From Salon ● Jul. 22, 2026
He has his family, and also a rotating cast of people who are in his favor at any given moment.
From Slate ● Jul. 22, 2026
She was cast to play a singing alien in the new Supergirl film, which was released last month.
From BBC ● Jul. 22, 2026
Mama said that the doctor had taken the cast off Daisy’s leg.
From "Summer of the Monkeys" by Wilson Rawls
The chief minister casts the new arrangement as the opposite of the blockade - a logical, mutually beneficial opening up of a border.
From BBC ● Jul. 12, 2026
But the way it happened casts a shadow over tonight’s match.
From Slate ● Jul. 6, 2026
He became the person who could call celebrities, assemble casts of stars, and create these huge social networks.
From Salon ● Jul. 5, 2026
The U.S. declined to extend its signature trade pact with Mexico and Canada on Wednesday, setting up a decadelong review process that casts uncertainty over businesses that move goods across the world’s busiest export borders.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 1, 2026
Mrs. van D. casts about for another topic.
From "The Diary of a Young Girl" by Anne Frank
Nadira Goffe interviewed a classicist about the significance of casting Lupita Nyong’o as Helen of Troy and argues that the controversy over her appearance misses the point.
From Slate ● Jul. 20, 2026
But the efficiency gains reshaping startups are casting a long shadow over the next generation of programmers.
From Barron's ● Jul. 17, 2026
Locke is animated when asked about whether he hopes more producers will follow Heartstopper's casting process, noting: "I think this industry is still run in a very closed doors way."
From BBC ● Jul. 16, 2026
Three years after winning the Laura look-alike contest, she auditioned to play Laura in the Netflix adaptation through an open casting call, but didn’t get the part.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 9, 2026
The sun is rising, casting a greenish light.
From "A Rover's Story" by Jasmine Warga
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