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bloc

[blok] / blɒk /


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But India has been reluctant to cast Brics as an anti-Western bloc.

From BBC Sep. 13, 2026

About one tenth of the US population claim Irish heritage but they are not a homogeneous voting bloc.

From BBC Sep. 12, 2026

Anthropic has given the European Union’s cybersecurity authority access to its powerful Mythos artificial intelligence model after months of talks with officials in the bloc.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 10, 2026

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio wraps up a whirlwind tour of Latin America in Peru on Thursday, deepening cooperation with a new bloc of conservative governments and pressing the fight against regional drug cartels.

From Barron's Sep. 10, 2026

Soon, however, he seized the reins of the affair as leader of the regents bloc pressing for dismissal of nonsigners.

From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik

With 50% of the votes counted, the two main blocs were separated by only 20,000 votes, Sweden public broadvasteer SVT said.

From BBC Sep. 13, 2026

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

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




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