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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Over eight decades, the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has built an unprecedented global support system for the world’s children.
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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
The latest test for the world’s best 50 and older players is a 7,101-yard, par-72 layout that figures to play firm and fast because of an abnormally dry fall in central Arkansas.
—Robert Yates, arkansasonline.com, 24 Oct. 2024
But here in mid-October for the world’s biggest TV trade show?
—Alex Ritman, Variety, 23 Oct. 2024
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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
The latest test for the world’s best 50 and older players is a 7,101-yard, par-72 layout that figures to play firm and fast because of an abnormally dry fall in central Arkansas.
—Robert Yates, arkansasonline.com, 24 Oct. 2024
But here in mid-October for the world’s biggest TV trade show?
—Alex Ritman, Variety, 23 Oct. 2024
See all Example Sentences for for the world
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“For the world.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/for%20the%20world. Accessed 5 Nov. 2024.
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