First recorded in 1855–60; from German Bock, Bockbier literally, “buck beer,” perhaps by misdivision of Eimbecker Bier (as if ein Bockbier “one Bockbier”) beer of Eimbeck in Lower Saxony, Germany
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Bock points out that while those fighting against trafficking lack collaboration, the opposite is true of the criminals.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 21, 2026
“It is not known how it arrived,” said Clive Bock of the USDA.
From Slate ● Apr. 20, 2026
"This makes the tendons more brittle and impairs their mechanical function," explains Greta Moschini, a doctoral student in De Bock and Snedeker's groups and lead author of the study.
From Science Daily ● Feb. 12, 2026
Take what happened with Doug Bock Clark, a reporter in ProPublica’s South office.
From Salon ● Dec. 31, 2025
Passport, wallet, not more than fifty pesos missing, a book of travelers' checks, some sheets of blank paper, a small leather address book, wrist watch, the Bock cigarettes.
From The Five Arrows by Chase, Allan
Residents of an evacuated tower bock have been told by the council they can move back into their homes.
From BBC ● Feb. 20, 2024
Firefighters finally were able to find the woman and bring her bock back to the surface, said the coroner, who determined she died from injuries from the fall.
From Seattle Times ● Nov. 27, 2023
Sotheby’s expects to sell the Inverted Jenny plate bock for $5 million to $7 million and the double eagle for $10 million to $15 million.
From New York Times ● Mar. 10, 2021
Bizarre Foods With Andrew Zimmern This new episode experiments with cooking and science, bringing high-tech cuisine to the kitchen and cutting-edge technology to the chopping bock.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 21, 2014
The title of this bock, it is needless to say, does not mean that the contents are commonplace.
From Feminism and Sex-Extinction by Kenealy, Arabella
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