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blocks

  • plural of block.
  • present tense form of block (3rd person singular).

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Hours after the ruling, the Blocks said they would close the paper.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 5, 2026

Blocks of flats in Yelets have designated shelters, too, in basements.

From BBC • Feb. 23, 2026

The company is attempting to grow its market share with enterprise and sovereign customers through its Data Center Building Blocks software platform.

From Barron's • Jan. 13, 2026

In the early 2010s, the editorial pages of the Post-Gazette and its sister publication, the Toledo Blade, also owned by the Blocks, began turning conservative after decades of being more liberal and pro-labor.

From MarketWatch • Nov. 13, 2025

Blocks of ice cream in every flavor you could think of, apple pies, treacle tarts, chocolate eclairs and jam doughnuts', trifle, strawberries, Jell-O, rice pudding ...

From "Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone" by J.K. Rowling