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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

Still, most of us aren’t expected to shell out thousands to go to a get-together we know we’ll hate.

From Salon ● 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

He never minded if she got bits of shell in it.

From "Caterpillar Summer" by Gillian McDunn

The cyclical freezing and thawing of soil also brings old shells to the surface, Goldammer said, much as flower beds can seem to produce fresh stones every winter.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 20, 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

Astronomers are still working to understand why this swept-up gas forms such complicated arrangements of rings and shells, structures that are commonly seen in planetary nebulae.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 12, 2026

A forest fire in the south of France has revealed a cache of 400 historic shells and munitions in the village of Le Porge, according to local authorities.

From BBC ● Aug. 4, 2026

They probably saw who had them and decided to stay in their shells till they were big enough to bite back.

From "The Best School Year Ever" by Barbara Robinson

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

Fox paid $485 million for the rights to the 2026 World Cup, while Telemundo shelled out $600 million for the Spanish-language telecasts.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 22, 2026

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

From BBC ● Jun. 26, 2026

Megan McColl had no excuse, however, when she shelled Dunkley's stray cut when the England batter had 45.

From BBC ● Jun. 20, 2026

Bando finds some shelled beechnuts and hazelnuts lying at the base of a hollow tree near the grave.

From "On the Far Side of the Mountain" by Jean Craighead George

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

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 14, 2026

Some state officials are betting that shelling out on new programs now can help bolster the economy before the next bust.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 29, 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

Then she went back to shelling the peas.

From "Dragonwings" by Laurence Yep