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block in

British

verb

(tr, adverb) to sketch in outline, with little detail

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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

Rod Lewis, founder and CEO of privately-held Lewis Energy, told Barron’s he is interested in developing a block in Venezuela’s Orinoco belt but has concerns about government reforms for the industry and transparency.

From Barron's • Mar. 25, 2026

At her flat in a local authority block in Bow, where she creates pictures and sculptures out of litter she has collected, she feels the council could learn a thing or two from the country.

From BBC • Feb. 25, 2026

“Corruption is a major obstacle and a stumbling block in the advancement of the party and the nation’s causes,” Xi said this week at a conclave of the party’s Central Commission for Discipline Inspection.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 17, 2026

Max backs us out through the crowd so that we've moved a full block in the opposite direction from the runners.

From "The Sky at Our Feet" by Nadia Hashimi

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