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shell

[shel] / ʃɛl /


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"Our work suggests that Europa's ice shell may be a stronger barrier between the ocean and the surface than previously assumed," Ojha said.

From Science Daily Jul. 29, 2026

It was a shell game so profitable that no one had any interest in naming it.

From MarketWatch Jul. 27, 2026

I stop and pick it up, its shell covered in a toupee of inch-long algae, and deliver it to its intended destination.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 26, 2026

Finish them off with flaky sea salt, then store them in the freezer for 30 minutes or until the outer chocolate shell has hardened.

From Salon Jul. 20, 2026

At 7:12 a.m. on February 21, 1916, an explosive shell fired from a German long-barreled gun nearly twenty miles away smashed into the thousand-year-old cathedral of Verdun.

From "The War to End All Wars: World War I" by Russell Freedman

They sell tacos with Dorito shells, nacho-seasoned fries and a Mexican pizza.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 31, 2026

Now, war in “Ukraine and elsewhere is bringing back munitions that have a very different supply chain,” like artillery shells, said Will Somerindyke, the chairman of Regulus Global, a defense manufacturing and logistics company.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 28, 2026

Other artefacts found there included pottery, animal bones and oyster shells.

From BBC Jul. 28, 2026

In Chapineria, west of Madrid, the flames had torn through dozens of vehicles at an industrial park, leaving charred shells behind, AFP photographers saw.

From Barron's Jul. 27, 2026

Clues, everywhere—cracked shells, forgotten feathers, deep prints left in soft soil.

From "A Bird Will Soar" by Alison Green Myers

Weeks later, in July 2014, Drapatiy coordinated the safe withdrawal of 260 troops from an area that was encircled and relentlessly shelled for weeks by Russian forces.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 24, 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

The BBC recently visited a massive vacated scam compound in a Cambodian town that people had fled after being shelled during a border dispute between Thailand and Cambodia.

From BBC Apr. 18, 2026

But for both Sun Peaks, which shelled out $180,000 for a larger blanket, and Bogus Basin, which spent $120,000, the investment has paid off.

From Slate Apr. 11, 2026

As they walked back from the bus stop she produced a sandwich bag from her pocket, and offered Eliot the peeled wedges of an orange, or lightly salted peanuts, which she had already shelled.

From "Interpreter of Maladies" by Jhumpa Lahiri

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

Despite the constant shelling, Odesa remains a prime holiday destination for Ukrainians.

From BBC Jul. 20, 2026

Also on Saturday, Russia's defence ministry proposed Kyiv halt shelling in Kostyantynivka on Monday between 0900 and 1500 GMT to carry out a "humanitarian" operation to hand over "the bodies of killed Ukrainian soldiers".

From Barron's Jul. 4, 2026

Those who are flush have no problem shelling out.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 27, 2026

She busied herself by shelling pea pods with impressive speed.

From "Split the Sky" by Marie Arnold




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