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Recent Examples of castawaysFantastic Four is a close second, sure, but Florence Pugh leading a group of depressed villain castaways was the film that really felt like more of a return to form for the MCU.—Savannah Salazar, Vulture, 30 Aug. 2025 Not only are the new crop of castaways competing for $1 million prize, but two of the contestants will also return for next year's all-star 50th season.—Christopher Rudolph, People.com, 24 Aug. 2025
Sam’s science fiction action adventure spotlights life on the margins if also on the fringes of deep space, its two main characters a pair of well-meaning outcasts outrunning the law.
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Manuel Muñoz,
Literary Hub,
11 Sep. 2025
Clearly, people feel like outcasts even if the world doesn’t see them that way.
Remember, the Lord Jesus did not fear lepers, and leprosy was (and continues to be) a highly contagious infectious disease.
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Beth Mole,
ArsTechnica,
10 Sep. 2025
The town serves as the backdrop for what many surrounding the production consider the creative high point of the season — an episode 5 spaghetti western side mission that involves lepers, eye-gauging vultures, and a train pulled by zombies.
Now, thrift stores and clothing markets from Bulgaria to the Czech Republic are groaning with castoffs.
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The Editors,
Robb Report,
7 Sep. 2025
An ancient human’s hunting kit castoffs found in modern-day Big Bend National Park can help reveal how people lived in the region 7,000 years ago, according to Texas Parks and Wildlife.
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Rhiannon Saegert,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
1 Apr. 2025
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