the globe

noun

: the earth
satellites circling the globe
His fame has spread around the globe.

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When the spacecraft completed its long journey home more than a year ago, NASA split up a 120-gram sample, collected in October 2020 from the asteroid Bennu, among researchers around the globe. Katie Hunt, CNN, 1 Feb. 2025 To learn more about how fraudsters around the globe use paper mills to enrich themselves and harm scientific research, read the full version. Ars Technica, 31 Jan. 2025 Abel’s also partnering with Global Citizen as $1 from every ticket sold on the tour will be donated to support children from vulnerable communities around the globe. Michael Saponara, Billboard, 31 Jan. 2025 As tides push ocean water around the globe, its interaction with the planet's magnetic field generates a weak electric current. Tereza Pultarova, Space.com, 31 Jan. 2025 See all Example Sentences for the globe 

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“The globe.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20globe. Accessed 8 Feb. 2025.

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