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But in the shell game of Hide the Depression, you’re always your own biggest mark, and my lies began with the ones I told myself.

From Slate ● Nov. 11, 2026

You know intellectually that you can afford what you want, but you’re still afraid to shell out big sums of money.

From MarketWatch ● Nov. 5, 2026

For 55 years, the government used rescue dogs in the Canadian Rocky Mountains who were trained to trace "everything", Ward said, from a small paper clip to shell casings to a human body.

From BBC ● Oct. 30, 2026

This shuttle stack sits in flight configuration, almost exactly as it would look on the cusp of liftoff, besides the yellow torque tubes lining the orbiter’s white shell like external ribs.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 28, 2026

Velia slid back into her seat like a turtle trying to get back in its shell.

From "Summer of the Mariposas" by Guadalupe García McCall

You’re there getting shells prepped for operations, and the sun will be rising over the ocean.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 3, 2026

"It's quite possible that they are moving equipment," said Ivan, 50, standing amid the shells of burned-out cars, referring to Russian troops.

From Barron's ● Oct. 30, 2026

In the same year, Russia had two-and-a-half times more artillery pieces and shells than Ukraine.

From BBC ● Oct. 13, 2026

This type of aquaculture also has a low carbon footprint and the shells function as a form of carbon capture, according to a 2020 paper by the scientific journal Nature Food.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 9, 2026

Empty mangosteen shells lay on the floor beside him.

From "The Boy Who Met a Whale" by Nizrana Farook

The dredge that caught it was sampling for small shelled animals known as brachiopods during a natural history expedition.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 30, 2026

The couple shelled out $6 million for the three-bedroom, three-bathroom home.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 14, 2026

Prati filed a claim with Icelandair under the EU rules and was told he is only due $466.92 per passenger, or $933.84 of the $5,242 they shelled out for the business-class tickets.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 16, 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

Squatting on his haunches next to her, Salva shelled the nuts and ate them.

From "A Long Walk to Water" by Linda Sue Park

After making the leap to the University of Alabama at Birmingham, Lendeborg transferred to Michigan, a powerhouse shelling out millions in NIL money to build a championship roster.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 10, 2026

"Kherson, which had been under constant shelling, has literally come back to life. There are more people on the streets, and urban life has picked up," Lubinets wrote on social media.

From Barron's ● Oct. 28, 2026

Daft as a Brush, which provides cancer patients with transport to their hospital appointments, said it was shelling out £15,000 a month on diesel - £5,000 more than last year.

From BBC ● Oct. 11, 2026

Supporters point to accumulating interest on loans, shelling out for litigation and rising costs for materials.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 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