- a variation of worldwide.
world-wide
Example Sentences
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It took 90 minutes for Vozinha, Cape Verde's 40-year-old goalkeeper, to become a world-wide sensation with more Instagram followers than NFL legend Tom Brady.
From BBC ● Jun. 30, 2026
Without the deal, “the alternative would be a world-wide depression,” Mr. Trump said at his Wednesday news conference.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 18, 2026
The country is responsible for a tiny fraction of world-wide emissions, yet Chile is particularly vulnerable to drought and desertification.
From Salon ● Mar. 15, 2024
It is well-known that numerous large species went extinct during the time of the world-wide colonization by modern humans.
From Science Daily ● Dec. 14, 2023
Officials at the who began to fear that Nurse Mayinga would become the vector for a world-wide plague.
From "The Hot Zone" by Richard Preston
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