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casts about

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present tense third-person singular of cast about

as in looks

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The gorgeous and tasty caramel and cream cheese frosting looks the best when applied with a small offset spatula to give it that swirly effect on the cake.

— Mary Shannon Wells, Southern Living, 25 Oct. 2026
Be suspicious of unexpected statement links Even when an email looks authentic, use the SSA website independently to access your information.

— Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 25 Oct. 2026

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If his lead reaches the magic number of 125 this weekend, nobody will be able mathematically to catch him for the rest of the season.

— Sahil Kapur, NBC news, 23 Oct. 2026
Carpenter is hoping the investment reaches beyond the plant and gives more people in Braddock a chance to get ahead.

— Shelley Bortz, CBS News, 22 Oct. 2026

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The species, native to Western Europe and Africa, has few predators, aggressively hunts its prey, and can consume a wide variety of shellfish, including oysters, clams, mussels, lobsters, and other crabs.

— Victoria Malloy, Time, 21 Oct. 2026
They are trapped inside and have to complete six games and escape for a supernatural figure hunts them down.

— Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 29 Sep. 2026

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