castle
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It is a warrior ethos that we see here come under question as Murashige and his castle look increasingly boxed in by the attacking warlord.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 30, 2026
Pat Cunningham, who worked at the castle between 1988 and 2010, bought the cards online or from local antique shops over decades, according to English Heritage.
From BBC ● Jul. 10, 2026
The Europeans made plans to meet again, this time on Feb. 12, in a Belgian castle built by the Knights Templar, for a discussion Costa slated under “a new geoeconomic context.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 8, 2026
Earlier this week, Trump was still talking about the castle, describing it as the "longest building I've ever seen".
From Barron's ● Jul. 7, 2026
How exactly had he gotten from Malevolent’s castle to this field?
From "Half Upon a Time" by James Riley
The Normans built hundreds of castles which secured their control and projected royal power.
From BBC ● Jul. 10, 2026
When he was in his 20s, the Welsh actor Matthew Rhys spent a night at one of the most haunted castles in his home country.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 11, 2026
No, that’s not me building castles in the sky.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 1, 2026
When gunpowder arrived and the emerging nation-states rendered obsolete the old art of war dominated by feudal lords entrenched in their castles.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 18, 2026
“Before you started building castles in the air,” Josie said loyally.
From "The School for Whatnots" by Margaret Peterson Haddix
Black’s Modern Defense succeeds in producing the unbalanced position Sevian needed, and Black throws his pieces at the castled White king with abandon.
From Washington Times ● Apr. 26, 2022
She bowled the 17-year-old with just the fourth delivery of the match, taking advantage of Verma's propensity to step to one side, and castled her with a full length delivery.
From BBC ● Jul. 14, 2021
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
Kf1 Qf6, the loss of castling is not a huge blow to White’s position, but Khamrakulov fails to appreciate the dangers lurking in the position.
From Washington Times ● Aug. 29, 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
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
After castling, it is generally proper not to move the Knight's Pawn that is before your King, until you are obliged.
From The Blue Book of Chess Teaching the Rudiments of the Game, and Giving an Analysis of All the Recognized Openings by Staunton, Howard
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