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noun Angling.

bait casting in which a plug is used as the lure.

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TLC promptly pulled the plug on the hit series and Shannon embarked on a press tour denying the claims.
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But I have no desire to go on casting calls or any of that stuff.
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Just plug it into any TV and get watching—no need to schedule an installation.
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Most commentators have focused on the issue of race in the casting of the film.
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“I called Lena Dunham the night before [the casting] was announced,” Williams says.
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Edna Pontellier, casting her eyes about, had finally kept them at rest upon the sea.
The Awakening and Selected Short Stories|Kate Chopin
The moon was coming up, and its mystic shimmer was casting a million lights across the distant, restless water.
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Above, great standard electric lamps shed their white glare upon the eddying throng casting a myriad of grotesque shadows.
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"Let's fight them," said Dan, taking out his plug of tobacco and holding it until a decision was made.
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"All right," said Dan, biting off a big chew from the plug he was holding, and restoring the rest to his pocket.
The Courier of the Ozarks|Byron A. Dunn