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block

[blok] / blɒk /




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In experiments involving mice, researchers also developed a way to block its activity.

From Science Daily • Jun. 9, 2026

“I had to ask ChatGPT to explain block theory to me,” he says.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 9, 2026

Authorities have deployed thousands of officers and set up concrete barriers surrounding the venue to block protests.

From Barron's • Jun. 9, 2026

What looked like a jumbo Parmesan wheel resting on a marble slab by the door of the Moroccan-style hammam was actually a block of shea-butter soap.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 9, 2026

We’re not just friends because we happen to live a block apart and go to the same school.

From "Wayward Creatures" by Dayna Lorentz




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