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we shelled out an obscene amount of money for those concert tickets
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Around that time, Altman also shelled out $27 million for his San Francisco house and $16 million for his 950-acre Napa ranch.
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Phoebe Liu, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2025
All told, Norfolk Southern shelled out well north of $1 billion in settlements, fines, and other fees to clean up in and around East Palestine.
—Jeremy Lott, The Washington Examiner, 5 Sep. 2025
The Kardashian cohort is in good company with other stem cell therapy goers, who have shelled out cash in the hopes of reducing existing pain or inflammation.
—Alexa Mikhail, Flow Space, 5 Sep. 2025
Workers can expect to shell out an additional 6% to 7% in premiums, on average, according to Mercer.
—Tami Luhby, CNN Money, 4 Sep. 2025
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Phoebe Liu, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2025
All told, Norfolk Southern shelled out well north of $1 billion in settlements, fines, and other fees to clean up in and around East Palestine.
—Jeremy Lott, The Washington Examiner, 5 Sep. 2025
The Kardashian cohort is in good company with other stem cell therapy goers, who have shelled out cash in the hopes of reducing existing pain or inflammation.
—Alexa Mikhail, Flow Space, 5 Sep. 2025
Workers can expect to shell out an additional 6% to 7% in premiums, on average, according to Mercer.
—Tami Luhby, CNN Money, 4 Sep. 2025
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 9 Sep. 2025.
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