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en bloc

American  
[ahn blawk, en blok] / ɑ̃ ˈblɔk, ɛn ˈblɒk /

adverb

French.
  1. as a whole.


en bloc British  
/ ɑ̃ blɔk /

adverb

  1. in a lump or block; as a body or whole; all together

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“They were just informing me as to what they were going to do, as members do all the time. That they did it en bloc made it very, very important.”

From Washington Post Dec. 18, 2019

“In a piecemeal way we’ve been doing that for years, but now we can take it en bloc and I don’t mind telling you we’re rather excited.”

From The New Yorker Aug. 26, 2015

The en bloc type, they can last hours.

From Salon Jun. 21, 2015

"There is a risk that people end up feeling that religious groups, en bloc, are against same-sex couples completely," he added.

From BBC Jul. 4, 2012

Of course I do not at all intend to reject en bloc the ideas generally agreed upon concerning the urban economy of the Middle Ages.

From The Stages in the Social History of Capitalism by Pirenne, Henri

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