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shell

[shel] / ʃɛl /


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One key factor determining how much older adults will shell out for health care is the age at which they retire, according to Milliman.

From MarketWatch Jul. 21, 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

The newly designed white French loudspeakers suspended over the Bowl stage along with ground-level white cubes of super-effective subwoofers have clean, unobtrusive lines that well fit the shell.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 16, 2026

The bizarre imagery of war feeds back into civilian normality in a British pen stand and inkwell fashioned from the nose fuse of a German shell.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 15, 2026

How Jack and Connor cheered me on as I dug in with my bare hands, clenching my teeth against the cold as I gripped its slippery shell.

From "The Sea in Winter" by Christine Day

Walking along the railroad tracks, she watched Simon Rodia build the Watts Towers’ 17 spires from rebar, shells, tiles, mirrors, soda bottles and cement.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 15, 2026

They lie in mud, shells, ice and rock - fragments of evidence from a time when the Atlantic appears to have changed with startling speed.

From BBC Jul. 14, 2026

It grabs onto the pasta beautifully, especially shapes like cavatappi, fusilli or shells, while still leaving room for olive oil, citrus, herbs and whatever vegetables happen to be in season.

From Salon Jul. 8, 2026

A wooden bowl from Africa filled with oyster shells from my dad’s last meal in 2010.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 7, 2026

He let the pistachio shells fall to the ground.

From "Everything Sad Is Untrue" by Daniel Nayeri

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

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 few months later, in November of that year, £354.70 was shelled out on an assortment of Le Creuset espresso and cappuccino mugs in the space of just four days.

From BBC May 25, 2026

During his tenure, the club shelled out more than $2 billion in the transfer market so that Guardiola was never short of talent to bring his vision to life.

From The Wall Street Journal May 19, 2026

Churchill was on a torpedo boat that shelled the coast.

From "The Diary of a Young Girl" by Anne Frank

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

Pricey options to escape airport hordes and hassles are multiplying as affluent travelers seek more comfort and less friction without shelling out for a private jet.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 15, 2026

An AFP correspondent in Nabatieh said the city was almost deserted, reporting artillery shelling there and in nearby areas overnight and on Saturday.

From Barron's Jun. 13, 2026

Mrs. Flowers would continue her easy gait up the hill to her little bungalow, and Momma kept on shelling peas or doing whatever had brought her to the front porch.

From "I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings" by Maya Angelou




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