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we shelled out an obscene amount of money for those concert tickets
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The new Lego set is not cheap: Customers interested in building their own Notre-Dame will need to shell out $229.99.
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Julia Binswanger, Smithsonian Magazine, 4 June 2024
Taxpayers shelled out $191 billion to support them — combined, this was the largest bailout in American history — and for the past decade and a half the two institutions have been under government control.
—Judge Glock, National Review, 4 June 2024
Less than two weeks ago, South Korea’s finance minister said the country was preparing to shell out $7.3 billion for its chip sector, to keep up with the torrents of state funding that are flowing around the world.
—David Meyer, Fortune, 23 May 2024
Last year, Red Lobster shelled out more than $190 million in lease obligations, according to the bankruptcy filing.
—Marisa Gerber, Los Angeles Times, 20 May 2024
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Julia Binswanger, Smithsonian Magazine, 4 June 2024
Taxpayers shelled out $191 billion to support them — combined, this was the largest bailout in American history — and for the past decade and a half the two institutions have been under government control.
—Judge Glock, National Review, 4 June 2024
Less than two weeks ago, South Korea’s finance minister said the country was preparing to shell out $7.3 billion for its chip sector, to keep up with the torrents of state funding that are flowing around the world.
—David Meyer, Fortune, 23 May 2024
Last year, Red Lobster shelled out more than $190 million in lease obligations, according to the bankruptcy filing.
—Marisa Gerber, Los Angeles Times, 20 May 2024
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“Shell out.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/shell%20out. Accessed 15 Jun. 2024.
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