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[blok] / blɒk /


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The bloc is planning a 3-billion-euro financing hub to support alternative supplies, that is equivalent to $3.43 billion.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 17, 2026

However, the bill passed the upper house to become a new law, with support from the ruling bloc and some opposition parties.

From Barron's Jul. 17, 2026

A group of EU countries is working on a pilot project to stockpile critical materials and the bloc has raw-materials partnerships with more than a dozen countries, including Canada, Argentina, Norway and South Africa.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 17, 2026

The agreement between Britain and the European Union to remove the border controls was signed on Tuesday in Brussels after years of wrangling following the UK's exit from the bloc in 2020.

From Barron's Jul. 15, 2026

What group has a more urgent special interest, what group needs a bloc, a lobby, more than the black man?

From "The Autobiography of Malcolm X" by Alex Malcolm X;Hailey

Both blocs have fallen short of the 90 seats that are needed for a majority in Denmark's 179-seat parliament.

From BBC Mar. 24, 2026

"With 77 seats, we have nearly quadrupled our parliamentary presence and become one of the strongest opposition blocs in modern Bangladeshi politics," he said.

From Barron's Feb. 14, 2026

“Globalization is here to stay, but regional blocs are forming,” Sewing said.

From The Wall Street Journal Nov. 17, 2025

Instead of tit for tat, the prime minister is pivoting Canada with precision toward alternative trade blocs like Europe and the Pacific Rim.

From Salon Aug. 11, 2025

Decades of conflict, including a long civil war in Mutal, led to the formation of two large blocs, one dominated by Mutal, the other by Kaan.

From "1491" by Charles C. Mann




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