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California, New York and 10 other states filed a lawsuit seeking to block the merger under federal and state antimonopoly laws.

From Salon ● Aug. 4, 2026

"Euro 2016 was a turning point for Welsh football," says Ben Davies, the Tottenham Hotspur defender who made a crucial goalline block early in the game.

From BBC ● Aug. 4, 2026

The sacking, announced by decree, happened however as Kyiv was lobbying Washington hard to obtain more Patriot air defence missiles to block Russian strikes.

From Barron's ● Aug. 3, 2026

The driver, she said, led deputies on a mile-long pursuit that ended in the 2400 block of Wandering Ridge Drive, where the deputies ordered the driver and a passenger out of the vehicle.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 31, 2026

The Winstons’ mailbox was one of the fancier ones on the block.

From "Found" by Margaret Peterson Haddix

Amino acids are commonly described as the building blocks of proteins.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 3, 2026

Already established by the 1940s, Avery’s work grows simpler, more expansive, flatter and with larger color blocks, but his images remain tethered to the real world.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 1, 2026

So Hormuz blocks commodity exports, Yuntianhua buys fertilizer inputs at a premium, then Beijing reduces global supply by restricting phosphate exports — and fertilizer prices go up.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 1, 2026

But her 10-year-old daughter is entering 6th grade at Stevenson Middle School, about six blocks from their home and within a mile of the fire and, frequently, directly downwind.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 30, 2026

Out and down four blocks to turn sharp right and head out of the downtown section.

From "Woodsong" by Gary Paulsen

Courts have blocked the suspension of funds, but some data have been shared.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 3, 2026

In just the last couple of months, he said the platform had "blocked billions" of attempts to post AI-generated comments.

From BBC ● Jul. 31, 2026

‘Children of Blood and Bone’ author Tomi Adeyemi says she blocked star Amandla Stenberg and has no plans to watch the upcoming film adaptation of her bestselling fantasy novel.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 30, 2026

"We are making efforts to maintain a navigable channel as much as possible -- albeit a narrower one -- so that navigation is not completely blocked," he added of the administration's dredging operations.

From Barron's ● Jul. 30, 2026

What if the wildfire in the valley spread before they could escape, and blocked their way home?

From "Two Degrees" by Alan Gratz

In experiments involving muscle cells and mouse models, the researchers prevented much of the damage by blocking the immune response.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 1, 2026

Near Kangavar, in western Iran, satellite imagery from Planet Labs in March showed two tunnel entrances and an access road damaged by airstrikes aimed at blocking access to an Iranian missile base.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 23, 2026

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

But the agreement would finally close the state land, rather than just blocking the road.

From "Mountain of Fire" by Rebecca E. F. Barone