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blocky

[blok-ee] / ˈblɒk i /


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The furniture company known for its Swedish meatballs and blocky “Kallax” shelving units has found a home inside the old Helms Bakery complex in Culver City.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 18, 2026

One day in December, a handful of geologists trekked about the site carrying a gravimeter, a blocky instrument that weighs about 25 pounds and is used for surveys.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 21, 2026

His colors are as intense as Münter’s, but his forms are freer, less blocky.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 10, 2026

Even the logo jumps out like a birthday cake topper, with the number “70” alternately blocky and rounded as if constructed out of frosting.

From Los Angeles Times • May 15, 2025

Whoever was talking to her stood, but the light from a cell phone shined in Ivy’s eyes, and she couldn’t see anything except a blocky silhouette.

From "Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World" by Ashley Herring Blake




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