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block

[blok] / blɒk /




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By 1931, the enterprise filled a city block.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 11, 2026

Last year, Boohoo tried to formally rename itself as Debenhams, but Frasers used its shareholding votes to block the name change.

From BBC • Jun. 10, 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

The study evaluated whether patients who didn’t respond to the standard-of-care therapy could be treated with riliprubart, which is designed to block an enzyme that drives key inflammatory mechanisms behind the disease.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 10, 2026

On the back of the metal watch face, three names are engraved in tiny block letters.

From "South of Somewhere" by Kalena Miller




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