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Yet while it boasts one of the highest adoption rates in the bloc, Ireland also shows some of the pitfalls of Europe's AI push.

From Barron's ● Oct. 14, 2026

Some 20 percent of companies in the 27-country bloc used AI last year, with the adoption rate rising to 55 percent for the biggest businesses -- figures the EU wants to see increase.

From Barron's ● Oct. 14, 2026

Shipments to Southeast Asia, China’s largest trading partner bloc, soared 52.3%, while exports to the U.S., its third-largest trading partner, rose 40%.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 14, 2026

The measure, which could take effect in early December, aims to halve China’s hybrid market share in the bloc over the next four years.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 12, 2026

The union was meant to create a more powerful bloc, one that might grow to include Jordan, Saudi Arabia, and others.

From "Zeitoun" by Dave Eggers

Allans has been careful not to advocate a particular candidate or party – emphasising leadership rather than politicians, marshalling a new force, he says, outside traditional tribal voting blocs.

From BBC ● Oct. 1, 2026

The piece also criticizes media and academic discussions that portray Latino men and Latinas as politically opposed blocs.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 25, 2026

In one scenario, many countries would trade relatively freely within geopolitical blocs likely centered on the U.S. and China, but commerce between those blocs would be limited.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 15, 2026

In January, the government proposed opening 70 new blocs to prospecting, more than half of them in the Arctic waters of the Barents Sea.

From Barron's ● Mar. 14, 2026

According to the skeptics, Maya society was divided into a small number of blocs, each controlled by a dominant city, each striving to achieve some semblance of empire.

From "1491" by Charles C. Mann