globalization
noun
glob·al·i·za·tion
ˌglō-bə-lə-ˈzā-shən 
: the act or process of globalizing : the state of being globalized
especially
: the development of an increasingly integrated global economy marked especially by free trade, free flow of capital, and the tapping of cheaper foreign labor markets
Globalization brought with it elongated supply chains, as manufacturing and production were moved across oceans and continents. —
Mary Hui
Mary Hui Much of globalization's appeal came from the cheap labor offered in manufacturing hubs like China and Vietnam. Companies moved production abroad, and lower labor costs kept prices low for all kinds of goods. —Ben Winck
Ben Winck Free-trade proponents argue there are always winners and losers in globalization, but overall, gains outweigh losses. … That "everyone's better off" argument, though, rang hollow among Rust Belt workers left behind in globalization … —Kristina Johnson and Samuel Fromartz
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As ideological blocs collapsed, political scientist Samuel Huntington’s influential 1996 book Clash of Civilizations articulated a growing anxiety that globalization would harden into cultural antagonism rather than consensus.
—Daniel Birnbaum, Artforum, 2 Apr. 2026
After years of disinflationary pressures from globalization, productivity improvements, and technological efficiency gains— particularly in the US oil and gas business — the energy component of the consumer price index is reasserting dominance in a negative way.
—Michael Khouw, CNBC, 30 Mar. 2026
Just 4 percent of non-Jewish Canadians agree that Jews are largely to blame for the negative consequences of globalization, but that figure rises to 28 percent among Canadian Muslims, according to a survey conducted by the University of Toronto sociologist Robert Brym.
—Jesse Brown, The Atlantic, 24 Mar. 2026
After its roots in Ayurvedic herbal drinks and the British-colonial introduction of tea leaves, masala chai has been reinvented through 21st-century globalization.
—Charles Preston, Encyclopedia Britannica, 21 Mar. 2026
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Daniel Birnbaum, Artforum, 2 Apr. 2026
After years of disinflationary pressures from globalization, productivity improvements, and technological efficiency gains— particularly in the US oil and gas business — the energy component of the consumer price index is reasserting dominance in a negative way.
—Michael Khouw, CNBC, 30 Mar. 2026
Just 4 percent of non-Jewish Canadians agree that Jews are largely to blame for the negative consequences of globalization, but that figure rises to 28 percent among Canadian Muslims, according to a survey conducted by the University of Toronto sociologist Robert Brym.
—Jesse Brown, The Atlantic, 24 Mar. 2026
After its roots in Ayurvedic herbal drinks and the British-colonial introduction of tea leaves, masala chai has been reinvented through 21st-century globalization.
—Charles Preston, Encyclopedia Britannica, 21 Mar. 2026
See All Example Sentences for globalization
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“Globalization.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/globalization. Accessed 4 Apr. 2026.
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