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blocks

  • plural
    of block.
    block
    noun
    a solid mass of wood, stone, etc., usually with one or more flat or approximately flat faces.
  • present tense form
    of block (3rd person singular).
    block
    noun
    a solid mass of wood, stone, etc., usually with one or more flat or approximately flat faces.

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It could break polyester chains into their individual building blocks, known as monomers, while also cleaving penicillin.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 16, 2026

Now, prosecutors visited his relatives in Omsk and called on residents of housing blocks where his family had lived.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 16, 2026

Williamson said "the housing blocks blend into the parkland beyond, while small variations in pattern add texture and give each building its own identity."

From BBC ● Oct. 15, 2026

People enjoy the beach about two blocks from the Seychelle Condominiums.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 13, 2026

Instead he retreated to the farthest corner of the nursery, where he began building tall, wobbly towers out of square wooden blocks that he then proceeded to tip over with barely a hint of satisfaction.

From "The Unseen Guest" by Maryrose Wood