block in
Britishverb
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For decades, Chinese leaders have worried about the country’s heavy reliance on imported crude, most of which transits through straits that the U.S. or other militaries could seek to block in a conflict.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 29, 2026
Schoolteacher Anara Batalova moved to the capital from a Soviet-era apartment block in a small polluted industrial town in search of "dynamism".
From Barron's ● Jul. 22, 2026
He is of Mexican, white and Indigenous blood, and his ex-bracero grandfather was the first Mexican to own a home on his block in Westminster.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 4, 2026
One important block in the second half to stop a good Ghana chance.
From BBC ● Jun. 23, 2026
At four-thirty he had Nan saddled and led her to the mounting block in front of the inn.
From "Johnny Tremain" by Esther Hoskins Forbes
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