shells
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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
Police in India have fired tear gas shells on protesters demanding reforms to recruitment exams in the eastern state of Jharkhand.
From BBC ● Aug. 10, 2026
In keeping with the mid-19th century vogue for collecting and labeling specimens, a shipment of Ceylon oyster shells traveled to the British Museum in 1868.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 6, 2026
Most of these organisms lived before animals commonly developed shells, bones, or other hard body parts.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 6, 2026
There were no fortifications and walls back then, no artillery shells or even swords and shields.
From "Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind" by Yuval Noah Harari
