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block

[blok] / blɒk /




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Now, the firm is breaking into prediction block trades for hedge funds, family offices and other institutions.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 3, 2026

Chewy and Neiman Marcus each block certain agents, according to Billions Network, a firm that helps companies verify humans and AI agents.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 2, 2026

The peacock made headlines on Aug. 18 when a resident came across the injured bird in the 3700 block of Mohawk Street.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 2, 2026

Pike's medical condition of thrombocytosis may have also played a role, forming blood clots at the injection site that would potentially block pentobarbital from entering her veins.

From BBC ● Oct. 2, 2026

With the block and tackle we worked it up and down in the boiling water.

From "The Teacher’s Funeral" by Richard Peck

Each day was split into 7km, hour-long blocks with an additional extra mile for members of the MND community to join.

From BBC ● Oct. 3, 2026

After hearing from a few speakers outside Culver City’s City Hall, the band of demonstrators marched a few blocks to the offices of Sony Pictures Studios.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 3, 2026

Amino acids are the building blocks used to make proteins, and leucine is especially abundant in protein rich foods such as dairy products, meat, beans, and lentils.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 3, 2026

The new Carnegie Mellon campus will sit blocks from Griffin’s other major investment in the neighborhood, where he joined with Goldman Properties to acquire an office tower from Chicago-based developer Sterling Bay, for $180 million.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 30, 2026

The sandy-haired man, feet spread apart, blocks the way.

From "Will’s Race for Home" by Jewell Parker Rhodes

Amazon, which has its own AI, blocked Muse, ChatGPT and Claude from making purchases on its website.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 4, 2026

Following a lawsuit, the measure was blocked by a federal judge who ordered that the services, which were mandated by a 2008 law, be maintained.

From Barron's ● Oct. 4, 2026

By that stage, their route along the Garvaghy Road had been blocked.

From BBC ● Oct. 3, 2026

Hours after a federal judge blocked the president’s attempt to restore his name, the Kennedy Center’s board voted on Sept. 15 to shutter the venue for renovations.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 2, 2026

Aries blocked their path, his furry hands on his hips and brass spectacles sitting on his button nose.

From "The Marvellers" by Dhonielle Clayton

The gates blocking it, and the security checkpoints along its flanks, will dramatically limit the public’s desire to enter, and change the tenor and experience of a space that should feel porous and inclusive.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026

A local resident who rang the police said she saw a group of masked men near the vans, which were blocking a road in a village next to the military base.

From Barron's ● Sep. 30, 2026

Hundreds eventually spilled on to National Highway 44, a major route between Delhi and Punjab, blocking traffic for more than 15 hours.

From BBC ● Sep. 29, 2026

Last year, Optimum sued the creditors, accusing them of violating antitrust laws by illegally coordinating to fix debt prices and blocking it from doing the debt financing transactions it wanted to do.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 28, 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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