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block

[blok] / blɒk /




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On Thursday, tenants and organizers gathered outside the theater at the New York City College of Technology for a block party, but not just any block party.

From Salon • Jun. 13, 2026

His pictures are reminiscent of graffiti: spiky, expressive and defiant, rendered in bold lines and block colours.

From BBC • Jun. 13, 2026

“A content filter isn’t necessarily going to block a person’s ability to create code for a website,” she said.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 12, 2026

Saint Young was last seen on Monday around 1 p.m. in the 2300 block of W. Corydon Street in Compton, according to a Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department news release.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 12, 2026

He got out of the car, slammed the door closed behind him, and ran down the block clutching his backpack.

From "Boy 2.0" by Tracey Baptiste




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