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nutshell

[nuht-shel] / ˈnʌtˌʃɛl /








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In a nutshell, he has said he will continue to race, but he does not know whether that will be in F1.

From BBC Jul. 28, 2026

In a nutshell, since 2012, the yen fell 51% and inflation is only 20% higher.

From MarketWatch Jul. 14, 2026

She also provides a nutshell summary for friends and family members wishing to express sympathy.

From The Wall Street Journal May 8, 2026

The summit "in a nutshell, will be an opportunity to emphasise that Europe's security is a 360-degree challenge", said a senior EU official.

From Barron's May 4, 2026

It made a clinking sound, which in a nutshell, is what losing sounded like.

From "Ghost" by Jason Reynolds

Aymium CEO James Mennell said the company’s process works with all species of wood as well as agricultural residues, grasses, nutshells, cherry pits or any other lignocellulosic biomass.

From The Wall Street Journal Dec. 17, 2025

"We've got loads of nutshells, oyster shells, bits of pipe, broken wine bottles and chicken bones."

From BBC May 16, 2025

Indigenous communities in the Southwest discovered and ate piñon nuts from the Pinus edulis tree many years before Europeans arrived, as evidenced by cracked nutshells found at archaeological sites.

From Salon Feb. 3, 2022

And whereas most nutshells include several kinds of cells, walnuts and pistachios only have one kind.

From Science Magazine Aug. 10, 2021

You couldn’t judge very much from his productions in different colored chicken feathers and nutshells.

From "Cannery Row" by John Steinbeck




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