castle
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Usually the younger celebs in the castle tend to know fewer people, but Bella Ramsey is pretty well connected.
From BBC ● Oct. 4, 2026
But their friendship could count for nothing in the castle, Ranganathan said ahead of the show.
From BBC ● Oct. 4, 2026
While some of the celebrities have known each other for 30 years, others have no friends in the castle at all.
From BBC ● Oct. 4, 2026
Of course, Cumming is still happy to put on a glittery outfit, amp up his Scottish accent and pretend to be the lord of the castle on “The Traitors.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 2, 2026
How exactly had he gotten from Malevolent’s castle to this field?
From "Half Upon a Time" by James Riley
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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
Among her creations are scale replicas of venues and buildings ranging from the Barrowland Ballroom and other famous Glasgow music venues to coastal cafes, historic castles and cottages.
From BBC ● Jun. 4, 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
“You offer me empty lands and desolations, yet deny me the castles I require to reward my lords and bannermen.”
From "A Dance with Dragons" by George R. R. Martin
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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
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
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
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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
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
Now he has to prevent White's Knight from moving to B 5, attacking the Queen, but in doing so he weakens his King's position for the purpose of castling on the King's side.
From Hoyle's Games Modernized by Louis Hoffmann
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