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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 36-year-old mother said she probably would not live in Fredonia if there weren't a team of doctors "a few blocks away."

From Barron's ● Oct. 30, 2026

Procedures such as stellate ganglion nerve blocks temporarily interrupt nerve activity, while denervation involves disrupting certain nerve pathways.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 26, 2026

But they have shown us something: There are dark passages ahead and enormous changes coming, and none of us can accurately identify the specter who blocks the path forward.

From Salon ● Oct. 26, 2026

In Arne Slot's second season Liverpool constantly failed to get through low blocks but Iraola suggested he preferred that approach from the opposition.

From BBC ● Oct. 25, 2026

There are four more blocks to go before I know I will be in another populated area—the White House, where I’m sure people will have congregated to celebrate armistice.

From "The Brightwood Code" by Monica Hesse