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[blok] / blɒk /




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It added if Eli Lilly did not voluntarily remove the commercials, it would file a motion in the coming days to seek a preliminary injunction to block them.

From BBC Jul. 21, 2026

AI filters block candidates whose résumés don’t contain certain key words, and the traditional cover letter no longer gives candidates as much of a leg up as it once did.

From MarketWatch Jul. 21, 2026

"Maybe I should have lain down on the floor to block it. I personally regret it," he said.

From Barron's Jul. 21, 2026

The Ventura County Sheriff’s department said they responded to the 3900 block of Las Posas Road at 2 a.m. and found a man lying near an e-bike.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 21, 2026

As we drive farther from the highway, a strip mall comes into view, and a faded red-and-white sign greets us with block letters.

From "South of Somewhere" by Kalena Miller

The crowd extended for blocks, jubilant, “like New York when the Knicks won,” a journalist who was there told me.

From Slate Jul. 22, 2026

Plus, a judge temporarily blocks the Paramount-Warner deal, and Tom Hiddleston studied Latin to read graffiti at Pompeii.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 21, 2026

The medication was first developed for cancer research and blocks a signaling pathway that microglia depend on for survival.

From Science Daily Jul. 20, 2026

They were sleeping in two distinct blocks, from nine in the morning until one, then again in the afternoon before the next shift.

From BBC Jul. 19, 2026

When law enforcement officers asked for more roadblocks and more officers to enforce the blocks, their director denied their request.

From "Mountain of Fire" by Rebecca E. F. Barone

And last season alone, Liverpool analysed almost 700,000 ticket registrations, with 67,663 suspected fake accounts blocked or cancelled, and a further 121,379 accounts currently under investigation.

From BBC Jul. 22, 2026

Demonstrations, initially low-key in the main, began last year when undocumented foreign nationals were blocked from accessing clinics and hospitals.

From Barron's Jul. 21, 2026

Now hundreds more have been taken down or blocked.

From BBC Jul. 20, 2026

The federal court said that during the pause, it would consider whether the merger should remain blocked pending the resolution of an antitrust challenge brought by a dozen states.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 20, 2026

The view south was blocked by a headland.

From "A Girl Named Disaster" by Nancy Farmer

“Turning them off and blocking them entirely is 100% on the table,” said People Inc. Chief Executive Neil Vogel.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 22, 2026

At least five vehicles were reportedly blocking traffic lanes.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 21, 2026

The social media rule is expected to be rolled out in two stages, the first blocking under-15s from creating new accounts from September 1.

From Barron's Jul. 21, 2026

Stale Solbakken's men defended in a 4-5-1 shape, blocking space, with England attacking in a 3-2-5 shape on the ball.

From BBC Jul. 12, 2026

It was true—the East German police were blocking the border to West Berlin.

From "Fallout: Spies, Superbombs, and the Ultimate Cold War Showdown" by Steve Sheinkin




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