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block

[blok] / blɒk /




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These exchanges, along with the over-the-counter desks that broker crypto block trades privately, are indispensable to the regime.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 9, 2026

Traditional funeral practices in this region also involve touching the bodies of the dead; when health workers tried to block that from happening, residents only became more suspicious.

From Slate • Jun. 9, 2026

The salty liquid surrounding a block of feta.

From Salon • Jun. 9, 2026

Metal barriers were put up at each block as sports fans faced an airport-style gauntlet of security.

From BBC • Jun. 9, 2026

The social worker handed her a folder with the boy’s name on it in large block letters.

From "Not Nothing" by Gayle Forman




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