whole wide world
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One of the earliest scripts she wrote was a greeting for users returning home, which she wanted to feel like the "warmest welcome in the whole wide world."
From Barron's ● Jun. 11, 2026
“It’s good to offer two or three options, rather than leaving the whole wide world open.”
From Seattle Times ● Mar. 31, 2023
Or, they could pretend that their best friend in the whole wide world is leaving on a yearslong, super-dangerous trip to outer space, and that their only chance to hug her goodbye is next Friday.
From Slate ● Jul. 28, 2022
Who in this whole wide world would you ask for help?
From Washington Post ● Apr. 22, 2022
When I can’t solve a problem, I get frustrated, but when I do solve it, I feel like singing, like I don’t have any worries in the whole wide world.
From "Ninth Ward" by Jewell Parker Rhodes
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