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shell

[shel] / ʃɛl /


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For 55 years, the government used rescue dogs in the Canadian Rocky Mountains who were trained to trace "everything", Ward said, from a small paper clip to shell casings to a human body.

From BBC ● Oct. 30, 2026

This shuttle stack sits in flight configuration, almost exactly as it would look on the cusp of liftoff, besides the yellow torque tubes lining the orbiter’s white shell like external ribs.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 28, 2026

Since the borrower is the shell company, Broadcom only assumes risk if Anthropic can’t make its payments.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 27, 2026

Seeing someone pulled out of their shell by another person’s love is one of life’s most worthwhile joys, and also one of its most crushing sources of spite.

From Salon ● Oct. 26, 2026

There were bracelets, rings, and necklaces of dazzling sterling silver that had beautiful decorations, and each held pieces of turquoise, yellow abalone, white shell pieces, and dark jet stone.

From "Healer of the Water Monster" by Brian Young

Some of those who returned to the red zone found buildings reduced to charred, empty shells; in other cases, homes had been looted.

From BBC ● Oct. 29, 2026

Viruses store and protect their genetic material within organized protein shells known as capsids.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 22, 2026

North Korea has shipped around 33,000 containers of munitions to Russia, including shells and missiles, Seoul officials said in March.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 13, 2026

More than a dozen police personnel were deployed at each of the container checkpoints, equipped with protective shields, batons and tear gas shells.

From Barron's ● Oct. 12, 2026

There were so many shells, she had to be careful where she stepped.

From "Caterpillar Summer" by Gillian McDunn

The dredge that caught it was sampling for small shelled animals known as brachiopods during a natural history expedition.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 30, 2026

At what point should I bite the bullet and just accept less than what I shelled out?

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 3, 2026

Arsenal shelled out close to £200m on new signings during the summer transfer window but fell short of landing the elite forward they craved.

From BBC ● Sep. 6, 2026

St. Louis shelled out for the broker’s fee—she figured it would pay off given how long she plans to stay there.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 31, 2026

The shelled cobs could even be stacked by the outhouse and used as a rough substitute for toilet paper!

From "The Omnivore's Dilemma" by Michael Pollan

"Kherson, which had been under constant shelling, has literally come back to life. There are more people on the streets, and urban life has picked up," Lubinets wrote on social media.

From Barron's ● Oct. 28, 2026

At the same time, as wealthy Americans continue shelling out for want-to-have items and experiences, some inflation-weary consumers focus more on what they need to have.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 4, 2026

Supporters point to accumulating interest on loans, shelling out for litigation and rising costs for materials.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026

Big spending always means big ambitions, but shelling out so much money on so many players the way Tottenham did this summer produces problems for any manager, and there is no quick fix.

From BBC ● Sep. 24, 2026

But Teenie kept her busy from dawn to dusk doing what Polly considered to be slave labor—peeling potatoes, shelling peas, shucking corn, and carrying heavy stacks of kindling for the fire.

From "Copper Sun" by Sharon M. Draper


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