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  • present tense form of shell (3rd person singular).
  • plural of shell.
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shells

NOUN
macaroni
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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

Some of those who returned to the red zone found buildings reduced to charred, empty shells; in other cases, homes had been looted.

From BBC ● Oct. 29, 2026

By identifying the molecular interactions that control viral assembly, scientists may eventually be able to develop treatments that interfere with the construction of viral protein shells.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 22, 2026

More than a dozen police personnel were deployed at each of the container checkpoints, equipped with protective shields, batons and tear gas shells.

From Barron's ● Oct. 12, 2026

It was also armed with a cannon, and behind the tower there was an antiaircraft gun, loaded with a magazine of ten shells.

From Nazi Saboteurs by Samantha Seiple


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