globalization
noun
glob·al·i·za·tion
ˌglō-bə-lə-ˈzā-shən 
: the act or process of globalizing : the state of being globalized
especially
: the development of an increasingly integrated global economy marked especially by free trade, free flow of capital, and the tapping of cheaper foreign labor markets
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Even as globalization gained favor in the 1990s after the fall of the Soviet Union, Americans continued to believe tariffs were necessary.
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Karlyn Bowman, Forbes, 21 Jan. 2025
However, many of the Western institutions in attendance have, in recent years, found themselves on the wrong side of a push against globalization by populist leaders like Trump, and countries like Russia and China.
—Holly Ellyatt, CNBC, 20 Jan. 2025
The one saw England ascend to an unparalleled position, with the greatest empire the world had ever seen, the Royal Navy ruling the seas and the City of London the hub of the first great age of financial and commercial globalization.
—Geoffrey Wheatcroft, New York Times, 18 Jan. 2025
This relatively cheap price stems from globalization along with the global population explosion.
—Monti Datta, The Conversation, 9 Jan. 2025
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Karlyn Bowman, Forbes, 21 Jan. 2025
However, many of the Western institutions in attendance have, in recent years, found themselves on the wrong side of a push against globalization by populist leaders like Trump, and countries like Russia and China.
—Holly Ellyatt, CNBC, 20 Jan. 2025
The one saw England ascend to an unparalleled position, with the greatest empire the world had ever seen, the Royal Navy ruling the seas and the City of London the hub of the first great age of financial and commercial globalization.
—Geoffrey Wheatcroft, New York Times, 18 Jan. 2025
This relatively cheap price stems from globalization along with the global population explosion.
—Monti Datta, The Conversation, 9 Jan. 2025
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“Globalization.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/globalization. Accessed 28 Jan. 2025.
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