block
Example Sentences
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Anunoby then made a block with 11.1 seconds left, to stop the Spurs leading 108-105, before tipping in the game-clinching score after Brunson's three-point attempt struck the rim.
From BBC • Jun. 11, 2026
ATM offerings allow companies to slowly trickle new shares into the market rather than sell them in a big block.
From Barron's • Jun. 10, 2026
Employees’ weight-loss drugs are next on the corporate chopping block.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 10, 2026
Take the South L.A. block party he hosted last month.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 10, 2026
Curling the toes of my right foot over the rough edge of the block, I assume my dive position.
From "Red Flags and Butterflies" by Sheryl Azzam
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