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we shelled out an obscene amount of money for those concert tickets
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Four-plus years later, the Nationals stood MLB on its head again, shelling out $210 million over seven years for Max Scherzer in early 2015.
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David Aldridge, New York Times, 2 Oct. 2025
Applegreen, an Irish company at the center of a now-defunct deal to redevelop travel plazas along state highways, shelled out tens of thousands of dollars between 2024 and 2025 to a powerful Beacon Hill lobbying shop, according to a state database last updated June 30.
—Chris Van Buskirk, Boston Herald, 28 Sep. 2025
Tailoring and construction are telltale indicators of quality, but not everyone can shell out for a custom couture ensemble.
—Abbey Hudetz, Travel + Leisure, 27 Sep. 2025
The citizens of Arlington who voted for a tax hike to help fund a new food-court stadium, the fans who shell out the cash to watch this team, and the ownership group that approved massive spending on player payroll deserve better than this.
—Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 25 Sep. 2025
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David Aldridge, New York Times, 2 Oct. 2025
Applegreen, an Irish company at the center of a now-defunct deal to redevelop travel plazas along state highways, shelled out tens of thousands of dollars between 2024 and 2025 to a powerful Beacon Hill lobbying shop, according to a state database last updated June 30.
—Chris Van Buskirk, Boston Herald, 28 Sep. 2025
Tailoring and construction are telltale indicators of quality, but not everyone can shell out for a custom couture ensemble.
—Abbey Hudetz, Travel + Leisure, 27 Sep. 2025
The citizens of Arlington who voted for a tax hike to help fund a new food-court stadium, the fans who shell out the cash to watch this team, and the ownership group that approved massive spending on player payroll deserve better than this.
—Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 25 Sep. 2025
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“Shell out.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/shell%20out. Accessed 9 Oct. 2025.
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