for the world
idiom
informal
: for any reason
—used to make a statement more forceful
I wouldn't miss your wedding for the world.
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So are the Pattersons ready for the world to discover their home-movie music videos, thanks to All Things Metal?
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Kory Grow, Rolling Stone, 24 Oct. 2024
One is in the technology of the delivery and the UI and all because all the product enhancements that has to happen, and then this kind of creative culture that has to pick and create the programming for the world.
—Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 22 Oct. 2024
Over eight decades, the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has built an unprecedented global support system for the world’s children.
—Unicef Usa, Forbes, 29 Oct. 2024
That could end up being a good deal for the world’s richest man.
—Bygreg McKenna, Fortune, 25 Oct. 2024
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Kory Grow, Rolling Stone, 24 Oct. 2024
One is in the technology of the delivery and the UI and all because all the product enhancements that has to happen, and then this kind of creative culture that has to pick and create the programming for the world.
—Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 22 Oct. 2024
Over eight decades, the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has built an unprecedented global support system for the world’s children.
—Unicef Usa, Forbes, 29 Oct. 2024
That could end up being a good deal for the world’s richest man.
—Bygreg McKenna, Fortune, 25 Oct. 2024
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“For the world.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/for%20the%20world. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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