shells

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GM built trucks, tanks, guns, shells, ball bearings, aircraft and ship engines for the war.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 26, 2026

A November 2025 post documented some of the elements that would go into the property, including hemp blocks and old oyster shells.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 22, 2026

She hangs out with Aztec warriors, occupies the shells of old pay phones and even breaks the chains that imprisoned immigrants.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 19, 2026

The byssus fibers of pen shells have traditionally been discarded as waste.

From Science Daily • Jun. 12, 2026

He used these cowry shells for fashion one fishing lure he named Kalokuna.

From "Clairboyance" by Kristiana Kahakauwila