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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
Brzezinski and Carter took aim at the legitimacy of the Soviet system by promoting human rights within the Soviet Union and the Eastern bloc.
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Niall Ferguson, Foreign Affairs, 19 Aug. 2025
As governments worldwide implement wealth taxes and digital surveillance systems, EU citizenship offers legitimate tax optimization opportunities through legal residency planning within the bloc.
—Jeremy Savory, Forbes.com, 13 Aug. 2025
The inequity of the recent EU-US trade deal, which saw the bloc swallow 15% tariffs, is a perfect example of this shift.
—Ashley Lutz, Fortune, 9 Aug. 2025
One sticking point appears to be its membership in the BRICS Alliance, the trade bloc also comprised of Brazil, Russia, China, South Africa, Iran, Saudi Arabia, Egypt, Ethiopia, the United Arab Emirates and Indonesia.
—Kate Nishimura, Sourcing Journal, 31 July 2025
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Niall Ferguson, Foreign Affairs, 19 Aug. 2025
As governments worldwide implement wealth taxes and digital surveillance systems, EU citizenship offers legitimate tax optimization opportunities through legal residency planning within the bloc.
—Jeremy Savory, Forbes.com, 13 Aug. 2025
The inequity of the recent EU-US trade deal, which saw the bloc swallow 15% tariffs, is a perfect example of this shift.
—Ashley Lutz, Fortune, 9 Aug. 2025
One sticking point appears to be its membership in the BRICS Alliance, the trade bloc also comprised of Brazil, Russia, China, South Africa, Iran, Saudi Arabia, Egypt, Ethiopia, the United Arab Emirates and Indonesia.
—Kate Nishimura, Sourcing Journal, 31 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for bloc
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Zeta Tijuana, an investigative magazine, reported in 2023 that Huerta’s Arellano Félix cell had colluded with corrupt Tijuana police officers to steal a massive drug shipment from a rival Sinaloa faction — an episode that prompted cartel hitmen to hunt down and kill the dirty cops.—
Alex Riggins,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
14 Aug. 2025
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Two factions — Membership First and Unite for Strength — vied for power for two decades.—
Gene Maddaus,
Variety,
13 Aug. 2025
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The coalition represents slightly more than half of the seats in parliament.—
Phisanu Phromchanya,
Forbes.com,
29 Aug. 2025
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The party faces the Herculean task of rebuilding its big-tent coalition after President Donald Trump’s victory last November and record-low approval numbers this year.—
Mabinty Quarshie,
The Washington Examiner,
28 Aug. 2025
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Ksenia, whom Baranov meets at a hedonistic party in the early 1990s as counterculturals rage amid the dawn of a new, post-USSR Russian era, is indicated as a grifting wild thing, the type who always has a mysterious male benefactor to keep her in minks.—
Ryan Lattanzio,
IndieWire,
31 Aug. 2025
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Getty Images The ongoing battle between Rayo Vallecano president Raúl Martín Presa and the club’s supporters has taken another ugly turn as the two parties hit out at each other on Sunday ahead of the team’s first home league fixture of the 2025/26 campaign against reigning champions FC Barcelona.—
Sam Leveridge,
Forbes.com,
31 Aug. 2025
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Concerns about Russian aggression had contributed to decisions by European governments and the NATO military alliance to drastically hike their defense budgets, benefiting security companies operating in the region .—
Chloe Taylor,
CNBC,
14 Aug. 2025
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The most successful strategic alliances in business, academia and other areas tend to be rooted in a shared goal and clear purpose.—
Kate Vitasek,
Forbes.com,
13 Aug. 2025
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Rub classic wings, Mango Habanero boneless wings, and Hickory Smoked BBQ boneless wings.—
Marina Johnson,
The Courier-Journal,
31 Aug. 2025
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Think of it as an air wing on the back of a car, but going the opposite direction and into the water behind the boat.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
29 Aug. 2025
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In the sixteenth century, the nomadic, reindeer-herding Sámi people of what’s now northern Sweden and Finland and the Shawnee of the Ohio Valley in North America, who lived in farming villages organized as a confederacy, didn’t necessarily have much in common.—
Livia Gershon,
JSTOR Daily,
30 Aug. 2025
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Americans are divided on that topic, with 55% saying historical figures that supported the confederacy and racial segregation should not be memorialized in a June 2024 survey by the Public Religion Research Institute.—
Karissa Waddick,
USA Today,
19 Apr. 2025
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Her head moved side to side before concern and confusion settled over her face.—
Liz O'Connell,
MSNBC Newsweek,
22 Aug. 2025
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While the burgers are Town Topic’s claim to fame, Waite also touted the housemade chili, served soupy with ground beef and kidney beans with a side of saltine crackers.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
22 Aug. 2025
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That law is among several concerns about school curriculum across the state, according to a prominent union, the Texas American Federation of Teachers.—
Zulekha Nathoo,
USA Today,
23 Aug. 2025
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Its backers — public employee unions particularly — are planning to seek either another extension or permanent status.—
Dan Walters,
Mercury News,
22 Aug. 2025
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“Bloc.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bloc. Accessed 3 Sep. 2025.
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