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Casey
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English
Etymology
Anglicisation of an en ga - surname ga Ó Cathasaigh descendant of (a person named) Watchful.
Pronunciation
en /ˈkeɪsi/
en LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Casey.wav Southern England
en eɪsi 2
Proper noun
~ s
en Irish.
en Sandee LaMotte The ‘Benjamin Button’ effect: Scientists can reverse aging in mice. The goal is to do the same for humans w:CNN https://www.cnn.com/2022/06/02/health/reverse-aging-life-itself-scn-wellness 2022-06-02 “His research shows you can change aging to make lives younger for longer. Now he wants to change the world and make aging a disease,” said Whitney Casey, an investor who is partnering with Sinclair to create a do-it-yourself biological age test. https://web.archive.org/web/20220729160041/https://www.cnn.com/2022/06/02/health/reverse-aging-life-itself-scn-wellness/
en male surnames.
en female surnames.
en July 7 2011 New York Times Casey Anthony was sentenced on Thursday to a four-year jail term, the maximum possible, for lying to the police, but will be freed this month because she has spent nearly three years behind bars in Orlando, Fla., awaiting trial.
A placename:
en suburb city/Canberra terr/Australian Capital Territory c/Australia, named after Richard Casey, Baron Casey.
en lgarea in eastern city/Melbourne s/Victoria c/Australia also named after Baron Casey the City of Casey.
en electoral division state/Victoria.
en city co/Clark County and co/Cumberland County s/Illinois c/USA.
en minor city co/Adair County and co/Guthrie County s/Iowa c/USA.
en town co/Washburn County s/Wisconsin c/USA.
en twp in dist/Timiskaming District p/Ontario c/Canada, named after George Elliott Casey.
en Casey Station; en research station in region/Wilkes Land in cont/Antarctica 1.
en Henry Belot Australian government backflips on cancellation of Antarctica penguin surveys w:The Guardian https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/sep/09/australian-government-backflips-on-cancellation-of-antarctica-penguin-surveys 2023-09-09 Last month, Australian and Canadian scientists found pollution at Australia’s largest research station, Casey, has exceeded international guidelines for close to 20 years. https://web.archive.org/web/20231201221309/https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/sep/09/australian-government-backflips-on-cancellation-of-antarctica-penguin-surveys
en Ima Caldwell Cold calling: Australian Antarctic Program seeks hundreds of workers ready for polar-powered adventure w:The Guardian https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/oct/14/australian-antarctic-program-seeks-workers 2025-10-14 Expeditioners boarding the A319 at Wilkins Aerodrome, near Casey research station, for the flight home to Hobart. https://web.archive.org/web/20260114124502/https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/oct/14/australian-antarctic-program-seeks-workers
en Casey County.
en US law US politics informal uncountable en w:Planned Parenthood v. Casey a 1992 U.S. Supreme Court ruling that reaffirmed the right to having an abortion; and reaffirmed the existence of a right to privacy under due process following the 14th Amendment.
en Roe Dobbs
Usage notes
Roe v. Wade was overturned in 2022 under Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization in a 5-4 decision to overturn Roe (the remainder of the case was won on a 6-3 basis). That overturning of en Roe also invalidated Planned Parenthood v. Casey, and called into question the en right to privacy.
Derived terms
en Casey County County of Casey Division of Casey
Anagrams
en acesy cayes
en unisex given names
en Places in Antarctica