on the block

phrase

: for sale
The business is now on the block.

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Lendeborg had one possession where he was matched up with Mara on the block, but the Warriors quickly had a big man switch over and moved him back to the wing. Joseph Dycus, Mercury News, 12 July 2026 This is some serious business by McMurtry, which is one of the newer names on the block, having been founded in 2016 by British engineer Sir David McMurtry. New Atlas, 11 July 2026 Security at the Lefkow home — including a camera mounted outside the home and guards posted on the block in unmarked cars — had been beefed up after the allegations against Hale emerged in January 2003. Kori Rumore, Chicago Tribune, 11 July 2026 The fire, however, spread to adjacent homes on the block, prompting a 2nd alarm. Cbs Baltimore Staff, CBS News, 11 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for on the block

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“On the block.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/on%20the%20block. Accessed 21 Jul. 2026.

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