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[shel] / ʃɛl /


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ART SHELL: Shell was let go by the Raiders following the 1994 season as late owner Al Davis wanted a fresh start for the team for its move back to Oakland.

From Washington Times • Jan. 5, 2018

SHELL, No. 2 in oil and the biggest business of any kind based outside the U.S., increased profits about 9% last year, to $2.3 billion�almost as much as Exxon earned on far greater sales.

From Time Magazine Archive

Each tray had a little sign in Spanish and English indicating the names of the different types of bread: LA CONCHA/THE SHELL; EL BIGOTE/THE MUSTACHE; LA OREJA/THE EAR; EL MARRANITO/THE PIG.

From "The First Rule of Punk" by Celia C. Pérez

"SHELL them—I beg pardon, but how?" he asked, with smiling earnestness.

From A Phyllis of the Sierras by Harte, Bret




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