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casting (up)

verb

Definition of casting (up)

present participle of cast (up)

as in adding

to combine (numbers) into a single sum had worked as a clerk in a countinghouse, mainly casting up long columns of figures every day

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The latest statistics show there have been 19 deaths and 25 injuries related to subway surfing since 2022, adding the number of arrests has gone up every year, thanks, in part, to the deployment of drone patrols.

— Dave Carlin, CBS News, 11 Nov. 2026
City staff recommended adding a class 3 misdemeanor charge for repeat offenders who received three citations within a month.

— Nick Sullivan, Charlotte Observer, 10 Nov. 2026

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