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Myxas glutinosa gets its name from the gooey mantle that covers its extremely delicate, gold-flecked brown shell.

From BBC ● 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

His lawyer and partner say Vela Gonzalez looks like a shell of what he once was.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 8, 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

With practice, one soon discovers that even the most profound ideas can be packed neatly inside the shell of a pistachio, with room to spare.

From "The Interrupted Tale" by Maryrose Wood

The area is littered with massive piles of shells called middens, left by indigenous groups who ate the river’s wild oysters for more than a thousand years.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 29, 2026

Rheinmetall has been making ammo since before World War I, and presumably its factories produced their fair share of the shells still lurking in Germany’s soil.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 20, 2026

Organisms older than 500 million years did not yet possess shells or skeletons.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 17, 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

For all the hazards—the risks from sniper fire and incoming shells, the serious health problems—trenches saved lives.

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

In all, those companies shelled out close to $600 million on around 15,000 perks to their executives and directors.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 25, 2026

Duckett edged Nathan Smith towards third slip, where Henry Nicholls shelled a simple chance.

From BBC ● Jun. 26, 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

And a British battleship shelled and destroyed a Turkish fort guarding the Dardanelles, the narrow sea channel leading from the Mediterranean to the Black Sea and Russia beyond.

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

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

But shelling out $85 cash for this perfect, pilgrim/courthouse dress was the only right decision in that moment.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 14, 2026

Despite some listeners’ comfort with shelling out, a majority of those surveyed were still concerned about prices.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 4, 2026

Saigon, under sporadic artillery shelling and surrounded by the Communists, was in complete chaos.

From "Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam" by Elizabeth Partridge