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as in coalition
an association of persons, parties, or states for mutual assistance and protection
the bloc that the United States and most of western Europe formed during the Cold War
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Recent Examples of bloc
No single policy will likely work to blunt the economic shocks from the war across the bloc's myriad markets from Romania to Ireland.
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Sam McNeil, Arkansas Online, 21 Mar. 2026
The gaming giant’s move comes ahead of an article of the bloc’s Batteries Regulation coming into force in February 2027, which requires manufacturers to design devices with easy-to-replace batteries, citing environmental concerns.
—Will McCurdy, PC Magazine, 21 Mar. 2026
That bloc is unlikely to vote Republican, but frustration over a Crockett loss could complicate efforts to consolidate support.
—Gromer Jeffers Jr, Dallas Morning News, 3 Mar. 2026
Mass incarceration has led to a fast-growing bloc of citizens who either are legally barred from voting or have just stopped bothering.
—Kevin B. Smith, The Conversation, 2 Mar. 2026
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Sam McNeil, Arkansas Online, 21 Mar. 2026
The gaming giant’s move comes ahead of an article of the bloc’s Batteries Regulation coming into force in February 2027, which requires manufacturers to design devices with easy-to-replace batteries, citing environmental concerns.
—Will McCurdy, PC Magazine, 21 Mar. 2026
That bloc is unlikely to vote Republican, but frustration over a Crockett loss could complicate efforts to consolidate support.
—Gromer Jeffers Jr, Dallas Morning News, 3 Mar. 2026
Mass incarceration has led to a fast-growing bloc of citizens who either are legally barred from voting or have just stopped bothering.
—Kevin B. Smith, The Conversation, 2 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for bloc
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The government attempted to reconcile the hodgepodge of leftist ideologies and micro-factions through the testimony of Kyle Shideler, a director and senior analyst at the Center for Security Policy, a far-right think tank.—
Rachel Monroe,
New Yorker,
26 Mar. 2026
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Accordingly, the warring factions have competed to depict themselves as the true embodiment of MAGA and paint their rivals as undermining Trump or deviating from his precepts.—
Jonathan Chait,
The Atlantic,
25 Mar. 2026
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When a coalition of figures assembled at a Georgetown University forum, in February, 2023, the former Crown Prince sat humbly in a row of eight, alongside two actresses, a soccer player, and an Iranian Kurdish separatist.—
Azadeh Moaveni,
New Yorker,
22 Mar. 2026
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But Netanyahu has the ability to dissolve the governing coalition before then and call early elections.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
22 Mar. 2026
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There are certainly areas for all parties to improve, Hernandez said.—
Tim McDonnell,
semafor.com,
23 Mar. 2026
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There are a lot of issues in government that can be the subject of reasonable and well-informed discussion, where different parties might fall on different answers.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
23 Mar. 2026
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The second is that alliances are increasingly being built through energy infrastructure.—
Derek Chollet,
semafor.com,
25 Mar. 2026
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The more complex history of American environmentalism, which has always been marked by unlikely alliances and political reversals, hardly jibes with the binary that serves as a crucial part of the ACC’s pitch.—
Gaby Del Valle,
Harpers Magazine,
24 Mar. 2026
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The French capital has had a left-wing leadership for 25 years.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
23 Mar. 2026
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The primary suite is contained within its own wing on the second floor, with two walk-in closets and a bath with a skylight, soaking tub, and separate water closets.—
Abby Montanez,
Robb Report,
23 Mar. 2026
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The Wainfleet area falls within the traditional homeland of the Six Nations of the Grand River, a confederacy comprising the Mohawk, Seneca, Oneida, Cayuga, Onondaga, and Tuscarora peoples — the Haudenosaunee.—
Ryan Brennan,
Charlotte Observer,
9 Mar. 2026
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Even in contemporary political and intellectual discourse, there remains an attachment to a particular stupid southern conservatism, the ideocratic confederacy.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
17 Feb. 2026
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After testing the 2025 MacBook Pro with Apple's M5 CPU, here's my in-depth, side-by-side comparison with last year's M4 MacBook on performance, features, and value.—
PC Magazine,
PC Magazine,
20 Mar. 2026
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Susie Wiles, White House chief of staff, has come under tremendous fire from all sides.—
Jeremy Lott,
The Washington Examiner,
20 Mar. 2026
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The union represents more than 900 non-tenure faculty who teach about a quarter of classes.—
Naomi Ruchim,
CBS News,
20 Mar. 2026
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The rally followed a recent fact-finding process—a formal step in labor negotiations—which took place last Monday and Wednesday, during which union leaders said the district ended discussions early.—
Teresa Liu,
Daily News,
19 Mar. 2026
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“Bloc.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bloc. Accessed 27 Mar. 2026.
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