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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Consumers don’t just want what’s best for them; most want what’s best for the world as well.
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Tomas Gorny, Forbes, 20 Nov. 2024
The conduct of the U.S. election is also a major focus for the world, with international election observers arriving in the U.S. to monitor the elections in a practice that has taken place since 2002.
—Laura Kelly, The Hill, 5 Nov. 2024
The Berkley Grand Complication The Berkley Grand Complication holds the current record for the world’s most complicated timepiece, breaking a previous record, also set by Vacheron Constantin with the Ref. 57260.
—Sophie Furley, Robb Report, 5 Nov. 2024
The contest this time around was made for high TV ratings, marking only the fifth time in more than a half-century that the Dodgers and Yankees have faced off for the world championship since the Dodgers relocated to from Brooklyn to the West Coast in 1958.
—Cynthia Littleton, Variety, 30 Oct. 2024
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Tomas Gorny, Forbes, 20 Nov. 2024
The conduct of the U.S. election is also a major focus for the world, with international election observers arriving in the U.S. to monitor the elections in a practice that has taken place since 2002.
—Laura Kelly, The Hill, 5 Nov. 2024
The Berkley Grand Complication The Berkley Grand Complication holds the current record for the world’s most complicated timepiece, breaking a previous record, also set by Vacheron Constantin with the Ref. 57260.
—Sophie Furley, Robb Report, 5 Nov. 2024
The contest this time around was made for high TV ratings, marking only the fifth time in more than a half-century that the Dodgers and Yankees have faced off for the world championship since the Dodgers relocated to from Brooklyn to the West Coast in 1958.
—Cynthia Littleton, Variety, 30 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 26 Nov. 2024.
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