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Recent Examples of cast about
TransPerfect has also been working with Microsoft to pilot some new AI products, for example, says Zinger, and it’s been casting about internally for other business opportunities.
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Phoebe Liu, Forbes.com, 23 June 2025
In the primary campaign’s closing days, Mamdani has shown signs of casting about for ways to win—he’s shown signs, in other words, of being a normal politician.
—Eric Lach, New Yorker, 23 June 2025
Now the company is casting about in a very different sort of pool.
—Brian Steinberg, Variety, 16 June 2025
The list of things Disney might not want journalists to ask its cast about with this movie is long and of varying levels of importance.
—Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 11 Mar. 2025
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For those looking for a show of holiday blooms, this process begins in early fall, as temperatures naturally drop and the days start getting shorter.—
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For example, if your space is 150 square feet, look for a model with 1,500-watt capacity.—
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Iran has been plunged into a nationwide internet blackout as anti-regime protests intensify, severely restricting communication across the country as demonstrations enter their second week and the death toll reaches 44, according to reports.—
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According to the official, the suspect refused to roll his window down or get out of his car, so the officer broke a rear window and reached inside the car to unlock the door.—
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Instead of drivers hunting for space, robots take control of the vehicle and move it into position autonomously.—
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The one who hunted and punished you now celebrates your courage.—
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“Cast about.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cast%20about. Accessed 20 Jan. 2026.
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