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Molten aluminum is forced into a mold and rapidly cooled, emerging as a fully formed engine block.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 27, 2026

On Monday, in keeping with coach Sean McVay’s stated plan to have Stafford practice in the second and fourth practices of each four-day block, the starting quarterback will practice for the first time.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 27, 2026

As the search indexing of the chat logs is no longer occurring, it is likely Anthropic used available tools to quickly block the chat log links from search results.

From BBC ● Jul. 27, 2026

There’s a new hot memory company on the block, and the shares of more established players are losing some luster.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 27, 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

The BSR is responsible for overseeing the design and safety of all tower blocks of 18 metres or above, equivalent to seven storeys.

From BBC ● Jul. 28, 2026

Ugarte then traveled a few blocks to Experience Christian Ministries, where Pastor Shep Crawford also has endorsed him.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 28, 2026

Landlords would only accept tenants who applied using a broker, which meant many brokers had monopolies on full blocks of apartments, and sometimes whole neighborhoods.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 27, 2026

You sort the people you meet often into fine categories; the rest get lumped into coarse blocks.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 24, 2026

Teddy’s on the ground, building a tower with blocks.

From "Keeping Pace" by Laurie Morrison

The probe was later dropped to ease Warsh's Senate confirmation, while the Supreme Court blocked Cook's firing.

From Barron's ● Jul. 28, 2026

A blocked street can delay an ambulance or endanger someone whose emergency has nothing to do with immigration enforcement.

From Slate ● Jul. 27, 2026

In the spring, the icefall doctors had finally managed to open the Khumbu Icefall section, after a massive overhanging glacial chunk, called a serac, blocked the path for much of the early climbing season.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 26, 2026

Several blocks around the hotel were blocked off, with a heavy presence of police and national guard.

From BBC ● Jul. 25, 2026

There was no way to know how much of the road was blocked by fallen trees.

From "Earthquake Terror" by Peg Kehret

Elsewhere, only the police can take enforcement action against vehicles blocking the pavement.

From BBC ● Jul. 22, 2026

At least five vehicles were reportedly blocking traffic lanes.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 21, 2026

In particular, this concerns its ability to get a website blocking order through the courts, which would legally mandate internet service providers in the UK to block the website.

From BBC ● Jul. 20, 2026

Plus, United is blocking middle seats and there’s a new lounge at DFW.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 18, 2026

A dark shadow loomed ahead of them, blocking their way.

From "Two Degrees" by Alan Gratz