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block

[blok] / blɒk /




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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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