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Block Island

American  

noun

  1. an island off the coast of and a part of Rhode Island, at the E entrance to Long Island Sound.


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The schisms at Westish are mirrored in Pella’s deteriorating relationship with Mike, which collapses during Owen’s glitzy destination wedding on Block Island, R.I.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 19, 2026

Wind turbines near Block Island, R.I., owned by Orsted, a Danish company.

From New York Times ● Dec. 11, 2023

Turbines began turning off Rhode Island’s Block Island in 2016.

From Seattle Times ● Dec. 6, 2023

The Block Island Ferry said its ferries will be running as scheduled on Sunday.

From Seattle Times ● Aug. 20, 2023

He gifted a fortune to Mercy Raymond, on Block Island, just down the seaboard from us, filling her apron with gold and jewels simply because she’d been kind.

From "Beyond the Bright Sea" by Lauren Wolk

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