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plural of block
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as in heads
slang the upper or front part of the body that contains the brain, the major sense organs, and the mouth threatened to knock the block off the jerk next door if he didn't can the noise

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as in factions
a group of people acting together within a larger group a more conservative block within the political party

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blocks

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verb

present tense third-person singular of block
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as in intercepts
to stop, seize, or interrupt while in progress or on course a thug suddenly stepped out of a doorway and blocked his escape down the alley

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Noun
  • Entrepreneurs who go down this path often face obstacles, but the journey can also be incredibly rewarding.
    Hilary Tetenabum, USA TODAY, 4 Oct. 2024
  • Because of the stability the hook end-effector offered, the robot was able to climb steeper ladders and deal with unforeseen obstacles.
    Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 4 Oct. 2024
Noun
  • Best new artist is Roan’s to lose, even if there will likely be some votes siphoned off by Carpenter, who undoubtedly is loved by much the same factions of Academy members that would naturally go for Roan.
    Chris Willman, Variety, 4 Oct. 2024
  • Nationwide, more factions are forming within the Republican Party because of internal tensions between opposing ideologies, said Dave Hopkins, a political science professor at Boston College.
    Hannah Pinski, The Courier-Journal, 4 Oct. 2024
Noun
  • And in time, America’s demography and its political coalitions could change in ways that might help our politics come unstuck.
    Michelle Goldberg, The Mercury News, 1 Oct. 2024
  • In building these and other coalitions, the Biden administration has always made fellow democracies its first port of call.
    Antony J. Blinken, Foreign Affairs, 1 Oct. 2024
Verb
  • In addition to his two comebacks, Sinatra fills just as many spaces on the Jazz Albums chart with titles that were already living on the list last time around.
    Hugh McIntyre, Forbes, 3 Oct. 2024
  • On this week’s Official Rock & Metal Singles ranking, Linkin Park fills four spaces.
    Hugh McIntyre, Forbes, 3 Oct. 2024
Noun
  • That puts it reassuringly outside the capability of even a wealthy tech bro, who wouldn’t have the money or the diplomatic alliances required, as Cynthia Scharf, senior fellow at the International Center for Future Generations, told me.
    Lara Williams, The Mercury News, 15 Nov. 2024
  • Candel continues to focus on advancing its viral immunotherapy platforms and addressing its financial needs through potential equity or debt financings, collaborations, and strategic alliances.
    Quartz Bot, Quartz, 14 Nov. 2024
Noun
  • The Van Gogh Museum has identified three works attributed to Van Gogh in private collections that are fake, including a painting of a peasant women that sold through Christie’s for nearly $1 million in 2011 and was even previously authenticated by the Amsterdam institution.
    Francesca Aton, ARTnews.com, 4 Oct. 2024
  • In March, the agency announced four key changes to address how collections would be handled.
    Susan Tompor, Detroit Free Press, 4 Oct. 2024
Noun
  • The structure reopened on Monday after the installation of floor-to-ceiling steel mesh barriers in its upper level sections.
    Karen K. Ho, ARTnews.com, 21 Oct. 2024
  • This did not prompt the installation of barriers.
    Karen K. Ho, ARTnews.com, 21 Oct. 2024
Noun
  • As new technologies are introduced, unions have historically ensured new jobs for workers who lose them, severance, or retraining, said Lisa Kresge, a researcher at the University of California Berkeley’s Labor Center.
    Jenn Brice, Fortune, 4 Oct. 2024
  • Talks now turn to the automation of ports, which the unions says will lead to fewer jobs, and other sticking points.
    Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 4 Oct. 2024
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