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as in factions
a group of people acting together within a larger group
a whole bloc of students got together to complain
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as in coalitions
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 blocs
The global technology stack is splintering into rival blocs that no longer share standards, priorities, or even a common definition of winning.
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Mark Minevich,
Forbes.com,
30 June 2026
That has raised concerns that the next era of wireless communications—headlined by 6G and Wi-Fi 8—will result in the world’s three largest economic blocs adopting three incompatible wireless spectrum models.
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Stephen Cousins,
IEEE Spectrum,
25 June 2026
Polls give Vannacci’s party single-digit support, but that’s a potentially decisive share when time comes for coalition building, given Italy’s main center-right and center-left blocs are so closely matched.
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Giada Zampano,
Fortune,
15 June 2026
Polls put Vannacci's Futuro Nazionale at around 4% to nearly 5%, a potentially decisive share with Italy’s main center-right and center-left blocs closely matched.
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ABC News,
14 June 2026
The prime minister said that together, the EU and Canada are one of the largest economic, cultural, technological, financial and military blocs in the world.
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Rob Gillies,
Los Angeles Times,
13 June 2026
Several trading blocs that had previously entered into trade negotiations with the United States, including Canada, Mexico, the European Union, Ecuador, Indonesia and Pakistan, would be subject to the new 10% tariff.
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David Goldman,
CNN Money,
3 June 2026
North Texans are eager to cast their ballots, and among the region's largest and most influential voting blocs are Latino voters.
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Marissa Armas,
CBS News,
27 May 2026
Jackson also said the provision shaped the 1st, 4th and 7th Congressional Districts in the Chicago area and include Black and Hispanic voting blocs.
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Addison Wright,
Chicago Tribune,
14 May 2026
Mark Minevich,
Forbes.com,
30 June 2026
That has raised concerns that the next era of wireless communications—headlined by 6G and Wi-Fi 8—will result in the world’s three largest economic blocs adopting three incompatible wireless spectrum models.
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Stephen Cousins,
IEEE Spectrum,
25 June 2026
Polls give Vannacci’s party single-digit support, but that’s a potentially decisive share when time comes for coalition building, given Italy’s main center-right and center-left blocs are so closely matched.
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Giada Zampano,
Fortune,
15 June 2026
Polls put Vannacci's Futuro Nazionale at around 4% to nearly 5%, a potentially decisive share with Italy’s main center-right and center-left blocs closely matched.
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ABC News,
14 June 2026
The prime minister said that together, the EU and Canada are one of the largest economic, cultural, technological, financial and military blocs in the world.
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Rob Gillies,
Los Angeles Times,
13 June 2026
Several trading blocs that had previously entered into trade negotiations with the United States, including Canada, Mexico, the European Union, Ecuador, Indonesia and Pakistan, would be subject to the new 10% tariff.
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David Goldman,
CNN Money,
3 June 2026
North Texans are eager to cast their ballots, and among the region's largest and most influential voting blocs are Latino voters.
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Marissa Armas,
CBS News,
27 May 2026
Jackson also said the provision shaped the 1st, 4th and 7th Congressional Districts in the Chicago area and include Black and Hispanic voting blocs.
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Addison Wright,
Chicago Tribune,
14 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for blocs
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The ongoing war between woke and anti-woke factions is a fatuous melodrama best left to the satirists.
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Both political factions’ cronies continually flatter and lie to them about how things are going.
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Women build communities, launch initiatives, and create coalitions on shoestring budgets while the institutional resources that would let those efforts scale remain largely inaccessible.
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Grants will fund coalitions of two or more organizations, such as healthcare providers, local health departments and organizations with experience in food assistance and distribution.
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With the passage of Thursday’s law, both sides have agreed to pull their respective measures from the November ballot, halting campaigns that had both parties amassing tens of millions in funding and blanketing the airwaves with ads.
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Fu declined to comment by phone, and CBS News Atlanta had not received responses from the remaining parties by the time of publication.
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Certainly, many of these organizations are virtuous, tapping different constituencies, and forming alliances to reinforce common interests.
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What’s interesting about the characters in your book is that their ideological alliances are quite fluid, depending on the circumstances.
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Kessler and the Jazz had been in contract talks, and the two sides met in person in early June, but those discussions didn’t go very far toward a resolution.
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The bagel shop, which offers an array of sandwiches, sides and sweets, will fill the former Java’s Brewing Bakery and Café space at 1526 Providence Road S.
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That proposal drew opposition from unions and associations representing teachers and school employees.
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The ratification ends this year’s round of negotiations with the above-the-line unions — the DGA, the Writers Guild of America and SAG-AFTRA — all of which reached agreements well before their contracts expired, and without the threat of a strike.
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The soccer federations of both teams have since complained about the plans, but local organizer Seattle World Cup 26 (SeattleFWC26) has said the celebrations will still go ahead.
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Phil McCartney, chief innovation, design and product officer for Nike, said the company worked with athletes, coaches and football federations to understand how uniforms affect the game.
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The new format will be familiar to fans of other sports like soccer, where some leagues feature differentiated divisions that promote and retain the best performing teams, while relegating those who don’t perform as well to lower circuits.
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His exploits in the Premier League are well-documented too, having 72 goals while staring for Fulham and Tottenham, the most by any American in top-flight European leagues.
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“Blocs.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/blocs. Accessed 3 Jul. 2026.
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