block in
Britishverb
Example Sentences
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Ruger is headquartered in a nondescript two-story office block in Southport, Conn., next to a massage parlor and beauty salon.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 21, 2026
In that victory, Bronny had four points, two steals and a block in 13 minutes.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 28, 2026
Gil was pouring money into the renovation, into things he probably shouldn’t have, putting extra-nice butcher block in the bathrooms.
From Slate • Mar. 25, 2026
A few months earlier, the brothers were reportedly kicked out of a luxury apartment block in the affluent Johannesburg suburb of Sandton after complaints about the noise they were making.
From BBC • Mar. 11, 2026
It also provided a key building block in one of the most crucial, emerging principles of the science of attention: There is a tension going on inside the brain.
From "A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age" by Matt Richtel
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