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we shelled out an obscene amount of money for those concert tickets
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Don't feel like shelling out $299 for a vintage Uncle O'Grimacey PlayPlace statue from eBay?
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Greta Cross, USA TODAY, 4 Feb. 2025
And like the Sox, the Sky are not expected to shell out for any big-name free agents.
—Paul Sullivan, Chicago Tribune, 2 Feb. 2025
Trump, of course, also loves the adulation, which was especially true this week as Silicon Valley moguls earned choice seats at Trump’s swearing in after each shelling out seven figures to his inaugural committee.
—Ted Johnson, Deadline, 25 Jan. 2025
Instead of shelling out $200 million to bring Fried back, Atlanta could acquire Flaherty for less than half the price.
—John Mac Ghlionn, Newsweek, 13 Jan. 2025
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Greta Cross, USA TODAY, 4 Feb. 2025
And like the Sox, the Sky are not expected to shell out for any big-name free agents.
—Paul Sullivan, Chicago Tribune, 2 Feb. 2025
Trump, of course, also loves the adulation, which was especially true this week as Silicon Valley moguls earned choice seats at Trump’s swearing in after each shelling out seven figures to his inaugural committee.
—Ted Johnson, Deadline, 25 Jan. 2025
Instead of shelling out $200 million to bring Fried back, Atlanta could acquire Flaherty for less than half the price.
—John Mac Ghlionn, Newsweek, 13 Jan. 2025
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“Shell out.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/shell%20out. Accessed 8 Feb. 2025.
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