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  • 41cast — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun ADJECTIVE ▪ huge, large ▪ small ▪ excellent, good, strong, talented ▪ …

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  • 42cast net — noun also casting net : a circular or conical weighted net designed to be cast mouth downward by hand and withdrawn by lines attached to its margin compare dip net, setnet * * * n. Fishing a net that is thrown out and immediately drawn in again,… …

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  • 43net — what is left after deducting all charges (see gross). Glossary of Business Terms The gain or loss on a security sale as measured by the selling price of a security less the adjusted cost of acquisition. Bloomberg Financial Dictionary …

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  • 44spread your net wide — cast/spread your net wide ► to include many people or things when you are looking for something or trying to do something: »With unemployment in the area below 1%, it has had to cast its net wide to fill the 70 jobs it expects to create this year …

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  • 45casting-net — castˈing net noun A type of net for fishing • • • Main Entry: ↑cast …

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  • 46net — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun ADJECTIVE ▪ fine, fine mesh ▪ safety ▪ fishing ▪ drift ▪ mosquito …

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  • 47net — I 1. noun 1) fishermen mending their nets Syn: fishing net, dragnet, drift net, trawl (net), landing net, gill net, cast net, seine 2) a dress of green net Syn: netting, meshwork, webbing …

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  • 48Cast from the Platform — Infobox Album | Name = Cast from the Platform Type = Album Artist = Auburn Lull Released = May 17, 2004 Recorded = Genre = Ambient/Indie rock Length = 57:43 Label = Burnt Hair/Darla Records Producer = Andrew Prinz Reviews = *Allmusic Rating|4|5… …

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  • 49cast net — noun a (usually weighted) fishing net that is thrown and then pulled back via an attached line …

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  • 50cast net — noun Fishing a net that is thrown out and drawn in again, as opposed to one that is set up and left …

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