Shelby

[shel-bee]

noun

1. a city in S North Carolina.

Example Sentences

Shelby Houlihan had argued at the time that something in the meat she consumed had led her to test positive for a steroid called nandrolone.

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The turbines were very large and emitted enough nitrogen oxides and other pollutants to require a permit from local authorities, according to an August 2024 letter from the Southern Environmental Law Center to the Shelby County Health Department reviewed by the Journal.

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Gregg Fortunato, a public health official in the Shelby County Health Department, warned xAI’s power consultants in an October 2024 email that “political pressures” were mounting over the use of the turbines.

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Memphis, the seat of Shelby County, was once a prosperous city when it was at the heart of the American cotton industry up through the mid-20th century.

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Justin Pearson, a Tennessee state representative known for having once been expelled by state Republicans and unanimously reappointed by Shelby County officials, is launching a campaign for Congress, challenging Rep. Steve Cohen, D-Tenn., in the Democratic primary.

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