block party
Americannoun
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“I do understand that Eric was attempting to deescalate a conflict during the holiday block party with children and families,” Gipson wrote.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 7, 2026
New York’s generational basketball run–after decades of agony, frustration and futility–has turned the sharp-elbowed city into a collective block party, raucous, celebratory and oddly good-natured.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 13, 2026
On Thursday, tenants and organizers gathered outside the theater at the New York City College of Technology for a block party, but not just any block party.
From Salon ● Jun. 13, 2026
The set featured a traditional casita structure, block party salsa dancing, Puerto Rican flags and a mock sugarcane field.
From BBC ● Feb. 9, 2026
By late afternoon, our apartment is a smoky sauna of Mama’s cooking for the block party.
From "Pride" by Ibi Zoboi
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