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we shelled out an obscene amount of money for those concert tickets
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As per the agreement, Bull is providing Airbus the supercomputer on an ‘HPC-as-a-Service’ model where the aircraft manufacturer will shell out only €100 million (US$116 million) over a five-year period for the entire deal.
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Ameya Paleja, Interesting Engineering, 20 May 2026
Hyperscalers plan to shell out a combined total of roughly $725 billion on AI this year.
—Ian King, Fortune, 20 May 2026
At least those of us viewing at home didn’t shell out big money (and wait in LA traffic) to see this joke of a match in person.
—Marlow Stern, Variety, 17 May 2026
High gas prices hit American wallets immediately, and big signs with $4 gas plastered all over town serve as a constant reminder about how much folks have to shell out for fuel.
—David Goldman, CNN Money, 14 May 2026
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Ameya Paleja, Interesting Engineering, 20 May 2026
Hyperscalers plan to shell out a combined total of roughly $725 billion on AI this year.
—Ian King, Fortune, 20 May 2026
At least those of us viewing at home didn’t shell out big money (and wait in LA traffic) to see this joke of a match in person.
—Marlow Stern, Variety, 17 May 2026
High gas prices hit American wallets immediately, and big signs with $4 gas plastered all over town serve as a constant reminder about how much folks have to shell out for fuel.
—David Goldman, CNN Money, 14 May 2026
See All Example Sentences for shell out
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“Shell out.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/shell%20out. Accessed 27 May. 2026.
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