third world
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Whether or not France's World Cup campaign ends with a third world title, few will remember Kylian Mbappe's penalty miss in their quarter-final victory over Morocco.
From BBC ● Jul. 10, 2026
In November 2024, Koguan said he was “no longer all-in-Tesla” and began acquiring Treasury bills, citing his fear of a “1929 type stock market crash” and a potential third world war.
From MarketWatch ● Mar. 4, 2026
Two-time defending champion Kim, 25, has dominated women's halfpipe since the 2022 Beijing Games, winning X Games gold in 2024 and 2025 and claiming her third world championship title last year.
From Barron's ● Feb. 11, 2026
Three years later, U2 lead singer Bono, singer-songwriter Bob Geldof and Jones met with Pope John Paul II as part of an effort to erase the debt load shouldered by third world nations.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 4, 2024
He himself graduated in law from Leicester University, and now he was going to the LSE to write a doctoral thesis on law and poverty in the third world.
From "Atonement" by Ian McEwan
