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Certain members of the cast push the humor a little too vociferously.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 23, 2026
Kwon's case has cast a spotlight on the legal vacuum surrounding abortions in South Korea since the country's Constitutional Court removed a long-standing abortion ban in 2019.
From BBC ● Jul. 23, 2026
None are as good as the core cast, though, a genuine ensemble in a very creative, casually hilarious and certainly otherworldly comedy.
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
The gleaming eyes still cast their reflections over the water, and now that they were directly below them they could see that the eyes were hollow.
From "Rowan of Rin" by Emily Rodda
He casts himself as a problem-solver and negotiator par excellence.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 19, 2026
That ensemble is doing stellar work, but other casts also turned in award-worthy work that was left out of the running.
From Salon ● Jul. 9, 2026
And Messi, even in advancing years, casts a giant shadow over any opponents, as Egypt found to their cost.
From BBC ● Jul. 7, 2026
But the way it happened casts a shadow over tonight’s match.
From Slate ● Jul. 6, 2026
Placed directly in front of the light, a cube casts a square shadow.
From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee
It didn’t help that Tracy’s first two months after being promoted from Triple-A didn’t appear to change much, casting doubts on Breslow’s future at the helm of the front office.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 21, 2026
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
She managed to see off 300,000 other teenagers who auditioned during a global casting search, to secure just one of the four coveted roles.
From BBC ● Jul. 14, 2026
Some people were also casting suspicious looks around at everyone else.
From "A Monster of a Mystery (The Hardy Boys: Secret Files, #5)" by Franklin W. Dixon
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Theater - Introductory
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Visual Arts - Introductory
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