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we shelled out an obscene amount of money for those concert tickets
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While young players like Caitlin Clark, Angel Reese and others are fighting for better pay for their industry-shifting work, college football programs are shelling out $40 million to $50 million payouts to get their underperforming coaches to stop showing up to the office.
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J.j. Bailey, New York Times, 2 Nov. 2025
Other fast food chains have noted the emergence of a two-tier economy—of high-income earners shelling out for meals, while low-income earners tighten their belts.
—Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 30 Oct. 2025
The bet being placed by CNN, that a meaningful number of paying subscribers will shell out for video news, stands in contrast with the prevailing sentiment at other major companies like CBS and NBCUniversal.
—Dade Hayes, Deadline, 28 Oct. 2025
Paramount shelled out $7 billion for an exclusive seven-year deal for the rights to UFC.
—Brent Lang, Variety, 27 Oct. 2025
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J.j. Bailey, New York Times, 2 Nov. 2025
Other fast food chains have noted the emergence of a two-tier economy—of high-income earners shelling out for meals, while low-income earners tighten their belts.
—Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 30 Oct. 2025
The bet being placed by CNN, that a meaningful number of paying subscribers will shell out for video news, stands in contrast with the prevailing sentiment at other major companies like CBS and NBCUniversal.
—Dade Hayes, Deadline, 28 Oct. 2025
Paramount shelled out $7 billion for an exclusive seven-year deal for the rights to UFC.
—Brent Lang, Variety, 27 Oct. 2025
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“Shell out.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/shell%20out. Accessed 6 Nov. 2025.
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