Example Sentences

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GDP per capita has been turning upward since Ottawa’s U-turn on immigration, said Shelly Kaushik, an economist at BMO Capital Markets.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 2, 2026

Freelance journalist Shelly Kittleson was released by Iran-backed Kataib Hezbollah a week after her kidnapping in Baghdad.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 12, 2026

Iraq's powerful Kataeb Hezbollah armed group announced that it would release US journalist Shelly Kittleson, a week after she was kidnapped in Baghdad.

From Barron's • Apr. 7, 2026

Kappe died in 2019, and his wife Shelly, who also co-founded SCI-Arc, died last year.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 29, 2026

“Speaking of mommas,” Shelly said, “yours’ll start freakin’ out, we don’t get you home pretty soon.”

From "Flush" by Carl Hiaasen