Marcellus
Americannoun
noun
Example Sentences
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Marcellus and Annemarie Wiley both testified in person during a hearing on Wednesday.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 10, 2026
She spends her nights cleaning the local aquarium, where she befriends a Pacific octopus named Marcellus.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 7, 2026
National Fuel Gas owns roughly 1.2 million acres in the Appalachian Basin, with substantial mineral ownership overlying the Marcellus and Utica shales.
From Barron's ● Jan. 23, 2026
The natural-gas producer late last year agreed to sell assets in West Virginia’s Marcellus Shale region to publicly traded Antero Resources for $2.8 billion, giving continuation-fund backers a quick exit.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 14, 2026
Because if Marcellus did it, why would he use one of my father’s tools?
From "Red Kayak" by Priscilla Cummings
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