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shell

[shel] / ʃɛl /


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Who knows: Maybe years from now, she’ll even make a touching, emotionally astute movie about it.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 5, 2026

And then I’ll go “shh” and she’ll stop for a few minutes and the alarm clock goes off and then boom, we launch.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 1, 2026

Zoe has chosen another way, playing with Tudela FC, an all-girls team that practices near her home, and with the Blue Heat, where she’ll be facing stronger, more mature players for the first time.

From Los Angeles Times • May 30, 2026

She’s holding out hope she’ll someday land a high-paying gig in a semiconductor factory.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 27, 2026

I can’t bring myself to ask, so I stay quiet and hope she’ll show me.

From "The Wrong Way Home" by Kate O’Shaughnessy




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