block in
Britishverb
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Shikshya and Aanchal Subedi, who were 24 and 28, died at the block in the city's Back Hilton Road in January 2024.
From BBC ● Oct. 12, 2026
In Laredo, City Council member Tyler King cast doubt on the permanence of the funding block in Monday’s meeting.
From Salon ● Sep. 28, 2026
Fernando Escobedo, who is 55 and works in finance, said his elderly parents’ block in the city, where he spent his childhood summers roaming freely with other kids, is also quiet.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 27, 2026
Stafford is physically sound, McVay said, but the 18th-year pro will only practice every second and fourth day of each four-day block in training camp.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 25, 2026
I cut through a block in which there were close to a dozen funeral parlors, each decked out with neon signs, all set up in old brownstone buildings.
From "Invisible Man" by Ralph Ellison
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