block
Example Sentences
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Business Secretary Peter Kyle says he would have intervened to block the sale of UK microchip company ARM Holdings had he been in government at the time.
From BBC • Jun. 10, 2026
Employees’ weight-loss drugs are next on the corporate chopping block.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 10, 2026
Authorities have deployed thousands of officers and set up concrete barriers surrounding the venue to block protests.
From Barron's • Jun. 9, 2026
“I had to ask ChatGPT to explain block theory to me,” he says.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 9, 2026
There was a big crowd of people and a lot of commotion halfway down the block, and sure enough, Ollie had shut Claude up in the men’s room of the Sunoco station.
From "The Best School Year Ever" by Barbara Robinson
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