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we shelled out an obscene amount of money for those concert tickets
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As of mid-December, FEMA shelled out $1.1 billion for Floridians who were victims of hurricanes Debby, Helene and Milton, according to an agency spokesperson.
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Lawrence Mower, Orlando Sentinel, 27 Dec. 2024
To revamp the historic venue, Carvalho and his friends sunk their savings into the place, took on mountains of yet-unpaid debt, and shelled out about $25,000 for engineering studies and soundproofing to comply with local laws.
—Katie Thornton, Rolling Stone, 20 Dec. 2024
This figure is based on the Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority (VTA) in the US having shelled out a cool $76 million a 16.46-meter diameter Herrenknecht TBM.
—New Atlas, 20 Dec. 2024
Meanwhile, Elon Musk's SpaceX has already begun reliably transporting astronauts and supplies since 2020 to the space station aboard its Dragon.
NASA shelled out billions of dollars to both Boeing and SpaceX to develop the vehicles as part of its commercial crew program.
—Eric Lagatta, USA TODAY, 19 Dec. 2024
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Lawrence Mower, Orlando Sentinel, 27 Dec. 2024
To revamp the historic venue, Carvalho and his friends sunk their savings into the place, took on mountains of yet-unpaid debt, and shelled out about $25,000 for engineering studies and soundproofing to comply with local laws.
—Katie Thornton, Rolling Stone, 20 Dec. 2024
This figure is based on the Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority (VTA) in the US having shelled out a cool $76 million a 16.46-meter diameter Herrenknecht TBM.
—New Atlas, 20 Dec. 2024
Meanwhile, Elon Musk's SpaceX has already begun reliably transporting astronauts and supplies since 2020 to the space station aboard its Dragon.
NASA shelled out billions of dollars to both Boeing and SpaceX to develop the vehicles as part of its commercial crew program.
—Eric Lagatta, USA TODAY, 19 Dec. 2024
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“Shell out.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/shell%20out. Accessed 2 Jan. 2025.
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