shell
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Is it enough to merit the risk of an untested outsider with more than a few red flags, a talent for attracting bad press, and enough jagged edges to crack a lobster shell?
From Slate • Jun. 5, 2026
Slusky heads Vector Capital, the firm behind the shell company that took Rocket Lab public in 2021.
From Barron's • Jun. 3, 2026
"We recovered two pendants: one made from a shell and another from a brown bear tooth," said Tornero.
From Science Daily • Jun. 3, 2026
One option would be to impose sanctions on corporate service providers and logistics firms that enable shell companies behind illicit activities.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 28, 2026
Given my job now, why didn’t Frances Miranda Gonzagaga ever arrange to update my exterior shell to make me look like an adult?
From "The School for Whatnots" by Margaret Peterson Haddix
Vocabulary lists containing shell
Structural Engineering
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Engineering - Middle School
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Engineering - High School
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