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shell

[shel] / ʃɛl /


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Back in 2022 you only had to shell out £1 for the average box of six supermarket own brand free-range eggs.

From BBC • May 24, 2026

Who cares what soul is inside each shell if they’re all monotonously slack-faced?

From Los Angeles Times • May 19, 2026

The glycocalyx surrounds all human cells like a protective outer shell.

From Science Daily • May 18, 2026

For the past few years, Trout looked like a shell of himself, surpassed by a new crop of superstars ready to claim his throne.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 17, 2026

She had a thick wizened head and a black leathery shell.

From "The Boy Who Met a Whale" by Nizrana Farook




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