block
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The study evaluated whether patients who didn’t respond to the standard-of-care therapy could be treated with riliprubart, which is designed to block an enzyme that drives key inflammatory mechanisms behind the disease.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 10, 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
Traditional funeral practices in this region also involve touching the bodies of the dead; when health workers tried to block that from happening, residents only became more suspicious.
From Slate • Jun. 9, 2026
Nollie lived on Bos en Hoven Straat, a block of identical attached houses with white curtains and potted plants in the windows.
From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom
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