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en bloc

[ahn blawk, en blok] / ɑ̃ ˈblɔk, ɛn ˈblɒk /


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“They were just informing me as to what they were going to do, as members do all the time. That they did it en bloc made it very, very important.”

From Washington Post Dec. 18, 2019

“In a piecemeal way we’ve been doing that for years, but now we can take it en bloc and I don’t mind telling you we’re rather excited.”

From The New Yorker Aug. 26, 2015

The en bloc type, they can last hours.

From Salon Jun. 21, 2015

"There is a risk that people end up feeling that religious groups, en bloc, are against same-sex couples completely," he added.

From BBC Jul. 4, 2012

For the first young man did not propose, either to the sisterhood en bloc or to a particular sister.

From Ghetto Tragedies by Israel Zangwill




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