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we shelled out an obscene amount of money for those concert tickets
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While food and gifts make up the bulk of our expenditure over the festive period, the amount shelled out by many Americans on decorations should not be overlooked either.
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Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 11 Dec. 2024
Mets owner Steve Cohen shelled out $51 million per season with no deferments over those 15 years, according to multiple reports.
—Scott Thompson, Fox News, 9 Dec. 2024
Twenty years later, her services are in such high demand that some people fly her out of the state, even out of the country, and shell out $7,000 for a day-long shoot.
—Erin Sagen, The Atlantic, 2 Dec. 2024
Lutnick promised to give 25% of the firm’s profits to families of the deceased for five years, eventually shelling out $180 million.
—Dan Alexander, Forbes, 20 Nov. 2024
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Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 11 Dec. 2024
Mets owner Steve Cohen shelled out $51 million per season with no deferments over those 15 years, according to multiple reports.
—Scott Thompson, Fox News, 9 Dec. 2024
Twenty years later, her services are in such high demand that some people fly her out of the state, even out of the country, and shell out $7,000 for a day-long shoot.
—Erin Sagen, The Atlantic, 2 Dec. 2024
Lutnick promised to give 25% of the firm’s profits to families of the deceased for five years, eventually shelling out $180 million.
—Dan Alexander, Forbes, 20 Nov. 2024
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“Shell out.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/shell%20out. Accessed 27 Dec. 2024.
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