Bock
Americannoun
verb
Etymology
Origin of Bock
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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“They occupy several worlds at once,” senior media analyst at entertainment research company Exhibitor Relations Jeff Bock said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 3, 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
Some accurate observers, as Wyss and Bock, did not notice anything peculiar about the tongue, but merely described it as moist and coated with a thick white fur.
From A System of Practical Medicine by American Authors, Vol. I Volume 1: Pathology and General Diseases by Various
In Kyiv's Solomianskyi district, residents of a typical Soviet-era apartment bock hit by a Russian drone were cleaning up their building -- already worried about what might come next.
From Barron's ● Sep. 26, 2026
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
Ulus set off to revisit the stor bock, Se going with him in case there should be any doubt about the track.
From The Recipe for Diamonds by Charles John Cutcliffe Wright Hyne
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