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block

[blok] / blɒk /




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Rescue services in the Darnytskyi district of south-east Kyiv completed their search of the rubble of a devastated nine-storey apartment block on Friday.

From BBC • May 15, 2026

Officials attempted to block Fang multiple times on his way to the banquet.

From Barron's • May 15, 2026

Shortly to join the new bulls on the block?

From MarketWatch • May 15, 2026

Montebello police received a 911 call reporting a house fire in the 100 block of South 5th Street, Montebello Police Chief Luis Lopez said at a news conference from the scene Thursday morning.

From Los Angeles Times • May 14, 2026

“We’re half a block from the main police headquarters. And yet I don’t know where else to suggest.”

From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom




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