shells

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Commercial glucosamine supplements are often produced from materials such as shellfish shells or corn.

From Science Daily • Jun. 10, 2026

She quickly discovered that available pelvic models have hard plastic shells around the cervix where providers practice injecting; this prevents trainees from getting the necessary tactile feedback to learn where to inject.

From Slate • Jun. 7, 2026

On weekends and in the summer, the Seattle-based family went kayaking and boating, and their daughters, Avery and Alana, sold lemonade and painted shells.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 30, 2026

Footage analysed by BBC Verify and online by GeoConfirmed open source analysts shows burned-out shells of container lorries and other military vehicles at multiple locations along a key route through southern Ukraine.

From BBC • May 30, 2026

Its scales were glossy and dark, each one the size of a barn and encrusted with shells from a millennium of living underwater.

From "City of the Plague God" by Sarwat Chadda