casts around (for)

present tense third-person singular of cast around (for)
as in pursues
to go in search of cast around for a last minute replacement for the lead actor in the movie

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  • Most companies stumble because leadership pursues the wrong goals — growth for growth’s sake, short-term gains at long-term cost.
    Big Think, Big Think, 7 Oct. 2025
  • Despite bureaucracy, apathy, and disengagement, Chad pursues environmentalism like a surfer paddling into pounding beach break, confident that the wave of his life is just outside the shore pound.
    Outside Online, Outside Online, 1 Oct. 2025
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  • Delhi seeks to engage whoever is in power in Afghanistan as a counterbalance to Pakistan.
    Happymon Jacob, Time, 16 Oct. 2025
  • That pact is now broken, and as the school seeks alternative routes, several researchers worry that some of the most important science will be the fastest to fall by the wayside.
    Katherine J. Wu, The Atlantic, 16 Oct. 2025
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“Casts around (for).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/casts%20around%20%28for%29. Accessed 19 Oct. 2025.

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