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Listening to Shohei Ohtani’s assessment of his own performance on Wednesday, one would have thought he got shelled.
From Los Angeles Times • May 30, 2026
My parents wanted to save my life, and so they shelled out the cash, my father taking on side jobs to pay for it.
From MarketWatch • May 27, 2026
The BBC recently visited a massive vacated scam compound in a Cambodian town that people had fled after being shelled during a border dispute between Thailand and Cambodia.
From BBC • Apr. 18, 2026
But for both Sun Peaks, which shelled out $180,000 for a larger blanket, and Bogus Basin, which spent $120,000, the investment has paid off.
From Slate • Apr. 11, 2026
The shelled cobs could even be stacked by the outhouse and used as a rough substitute for toilet paper!
From "The Omnivore's Dilemma" by Michael Pollan
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