world-wide

Example Sentences

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Roe was "struck by the social and educational exclusion of deaf people" and so set out on a world wide tour to raise awareness and funds, the school said.

From BBC • Feb. 16, 2026

In the three decades since it was first released into the public domain, the world wide web has become an incredibly intricate, dynamic system.

From Science Daily • Jan. 9, 2024

“Since you’re a world wide leader maybe you could lead how media and messages are delivered brick by brick. Clean it up!”

From Washington Times • Mar. 29, 2023

Markets had thought another two rate hikes were possible, until turmoil in the U.S. banking sector radically altered thinking on policy tightening world wide.

From Reuters • Mar. 13, 2023

Trains were hurrying to and fro; the great ships were going down the sapphire seas; children were at play, and the world wide marts were busying with the daily affairs of men.

From The Adventures of Kathlyn by MacGrath, Harold