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we shelled out an obscene amount of money for those concert tickets
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Players and Denver’s front office are well aware of a three-year window across the remainder of Nix’s rookie contract before the Broncos would need to shell out big money for a long-term extension.
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Luca Evans, Denver Post, 29 Jan. 2026
Everything seemed to go right for pro football last year, from notching a 10% year-over-year viewership gain to nail-biting finishes to the kind of unpredictability in team rankings that keeps fans glued to live telecasts and shelling out huge dollars to attend games.
—Cynthia Littleton, Variety, 28 Jan. 2026
Musk warned Wall Street that as part of these plans, the company would be shelling out a lot of cash in the year ahead — an eye-popping $20 billion, more than double what the company spent on capital expenditures in 2025.
—Camila Domonoske, NPR, 28 Jan. 2026
However, getting customers to shell out for environmentally friendly solutions in the current climate can be difficult.
—Sarah Jones, Sourcing Journal, 28 Jan. 2026
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Luca Evans, Denver Post, 29 Jan. 2026
Everything seemed to go right for pro football last year, from notching a 10% year-over-year viewership gain to nail-biting finishes to the kind of unpredictability in team rankings that keeps fans glued to live telecasts and shelling out huge dollars to attend games.
—Cynthia Littleton, Variety, 28 Jan. 2026
Musk warned Wall Street that as part of these plans, the company would be shelling out a lot of cash in the year ahead — an eye-popping $20 billion, more than double what the company spent on capital expenditures in 2025.
—Camila Domonoske, NPR, 28 Jan. 2026
However, getting customers to shell out for environmentally friendly solutions in the current climate can be difficult.
—Sarah Jones, Sourcing Journal, 28 Jan. 2026
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“Shell out.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/shell%20out. Accessed 2 Feb. 2026.
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