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blocks

  • plural
    of block.
    block
    noun
    a solid mass of wood, stone, etc., usually with one or more flat or approximately flat faces.
  • present tense form
    of block (3rd person singular).
    block
    noun
    a solid mass of wood, stone, etc., usually with one or more flat or approximately flat faces.

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The news team at NBC4 was covering the deadly crash involving a Metro bus in Chatsworth on Tuesday night when, just a few blocks away, a helicopter crashed.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 16, 2026

In Vientiane, a power line once used for one household now covers whole apartment blocks with many units, straining old transformers.

From Barron's ● Sep. 13, 2026

Flick's side have exploded out of the blocks this season, scoring 22 goals across their first five games while conceding only three.

From BBC ● Sep. 12, 2026

Quantum lattice gates are a recently proposed collection of basic building blocks that can be used to control bosonic quantum states.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 11, 2026

But instead he stood frozen to the ground as if his feet were blocks of ice.

From "The Detective's Assistant" by Kate Hannigan