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Recent Examples of blockishBold and blockish, but soft around the edges.—Peter Hartlaub, San Francisco Chronicle, 19 Apr. 2021 Stylistically, these bulky sculptures are like many in the show, whether large or small — solid, blockish, refined but not delicate.—Los Angeles Times, 5 Aug. 2021
The computers were blocky, the jeans were baggy, and the US military was sending Marines to Iraq to support weapons inspections.
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Sarah Scoles,
Popular Science,
2 Nov. 2023
According to reports from the Osservatorio Etneo, most of the lava flows have been small and cool enough to become blocky flows not too far from the crater area, but on at least three occasions since December 23, major lava flows have been produced.
Known as a clothing fixer, micro stitch tool, or basting gun, this lightweight gadget of many names doesn’t require batteries, electricity, or a bulky sewing machine to quick-fix popped stitches.
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Stephanie Osmanski,
Better Homes & Gardens,
26 May 2025
Filming our own videos as kids with our parents’ bulky handheld cameras.
Today’s top stories San Diego small plane crash A private jet flying in dense fog crashed into a San Diego neighborhood early Thursday morning, leaving a huge debris field.
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Hailey Branson-Potts,
Los Angeles Times,
23 May 2025
However, researchers observed that after being dispersed by the radiation, the clouds were not dense or large enough to create new stars.
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