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shell

[shel] / ʃɛl /


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Four days later, the couple were allowed back to see the shell that was once their family home.

From BBC Sep. 11, 2026

Jackets make me feel like I have a little shell and each one is a different flavor of shell depending on what the jacket is.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 11, 2026

But another explanation is that "the market sees it more or less as a shell game," O'Hare said of the policy.

From Barron's Sep. 9, 2026

At Mitsuwa Marketplace, the sprawling Japanese supermarket outside Chicago, Pastry House Hippo sells a frankfurter inside a beautiful yeasty shell, striped with ketchup.

From Salon Sep. 7, 2026

His insides must be rotting and gross, but his green leaves and spikey shell are still regal.

From "South of Somewhere" by Kalena Miller

Astronomers are still working to understand why this swept-up gas forms such complicated arrangements of rings and shells, structures that are commonly seen in planetary nebulae.

From Science Daily Aug. 12, 2026

Along the roads around Izyum burnt-out shells of petrol stations have become part of the landscape, heaps of mangled, charred metal.

From Barron's Aug. 12, 2026

Police in India have fired tear gas shells on protesters demanding reforms to recruitment exams in the eastern state of Jharkhand.

From BBC Aug. 10, 2026

And who knew that 19th-century San Francisco socialites ground up iridescent abalone shells and sprinkled them on their invitations?

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 7, 2026

She was so relieved to see him that she ran across the crushed oyster shells to meet him and caught at his hand.

From "Homecoming" by Cynthia Voigt

Four months later, Meta’s Zuckerberg shelled out a record-shattering $170 million to purchase the in-progress fortress.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 15, 2026

Megan McColl had no excuse, however, when she shelled Dunkley's stray cut when the England batter had 45.

From BBC Jun. 20, 2026

Listening to Shohei Ohtani’s assessment of his own performance on Wednesday, one would have thought he got shelled.

From Los Angeles Times May 30, 2026

My parents wanted to save my life, and so they shelled out the cash, my father taking on side jobs to pay for it.

From MarketWatch May 27, 2026

I explain how I didn’t know their names, but their suits suggested the shelled creatures.

From "Mockingjay" by Suzanne Collins

Instead of shelling out at least $1,999 up front, Duo buyers can lease their foldable for $57.99 a month across a two-year schedule, or $82.99 a month across 12 months.

From MarketWatch Sep. 10, 2026

But shelling out a joint-British record fee showcased City's perseverance to acquire their man and those upstairs at Etihad Stadium have shown unequivocal faith to both player and manager.

From BBC Sep. 1, 2026

Netflix has revealed just how big it is betting on artificial intelligence, shelling out more than half a billion dollars for one of the early AI movers in Hollywood.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 21, 2026

In a phone call from Kyiv, he noted that the IOC’s announcement coincided with a day of mourning in Ukraine because of recent shelling.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 8, 2026

If you think shelling peas is boring work, you ought to try removing the inner linings.

From "The Diary of a Young Girl" by Anne Frank




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