bloc
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The Egypt visit builds on a speech Xi delivered in Bishkek on Tuesday at a meeting of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization, a security bloc that includes Russia, Iran and Pakistan.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 2, 2026
On the train to Ukraine, Burnham met EU Council President Antonio Costa, telling him "the UK had to be bolder in terms of getting closer to the bloc", according to Downing Street.
From Barron's ● Sep. 2, 2026
He said the bloc could also have benefited by gaining a net contributor to the EU’s budget.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 31, 2026
Iran's President Masoud Pezeshkian was due to take part in a summit starting Monday of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation, a regional bloc that seeks to be a counterinfluence to the West.
From Barron's ● Aug. 31, 2026
Almost all of the countries that place some restrictions on voting in prison are in Eastern Europe, part of the former Communist bloc.
From "The New Jim Crow" by Michelle Alexander
The UN's annual climate gatherings rotate among regional blocs.
From Barron's ● Aug. 21, 2026
Seeds of the idea for blocs within the bloc were sown decades ago.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 6, 2026
While exploration permits have been given for 100 blocs of the island, there are just two productive mines in Greenland.
From BBC ● Jan. 23, 2026
After all, that transition is similar to what happened with Irish and Italian voting blocs during the mid-20th century.
From Slate ● Dec. 10, 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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Human Geography - Middle School
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Human Geography - High School
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Eastern Europe - Introductory
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