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Recent Examples of blockishStylistically, 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 Bold and blockish, but soft around the edges.—Peter Hartlaub, San Francisco Chronicle, 19 Apr. 2021
These collectible, blocky character builds hit the sweet spot between relaxing and rewarding, offering just enough of a challenge for a cozy night in and a display-ready payoff when you’re done.
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Brittany Anas,
Entertainment Weekly,
7 Feb. 2026
The front lobby features a large blocky version of the Lego Galaxy logo, which is a bit interplanetary and a bit NASA meatball.
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Dewayne Bevil,
The Orlando Sentinel,
4 Feb. 2026
An armed intruder stood on Guthrie’s doorstep in the dead of night, wearing a balaclava, a bulky backpack, and what appeared to be black neoprene gloves.
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Paige Williams,
New Yorker,
14 Feb. 2026
Grand but never imposing, the Hyvaa bed frame is the opposite of bulky.
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Kate McGregor,
Architectural Digest,
13 Feb. 2026
For years, astronomers have debated whether planets this massive could form through core accretion, the slow, bottom-up process in which solid material clumps together into a dense core that then pulls in vast amounts of gas.
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Samantha Mathewson,
Space.com,
10 Feb. 2026
In Earth’s deep interior and under enormous pressure, a dense, hot and fluid metal core began to churn.