for the world
idiom
informal
: for any reason
—used to make a statement more forceful
I wouldn't miss your wedding for the world.
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The action comes at a delicate moment for the world’s two largest economies.
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Orianna Rosa Royle, Fortune, 13 Sep. 2024
Don Johnson will be feted during a double bill of A Boy and His Dog and The Hot Spot while Bob Odenkirk reunites the cast and crew for the world premiere of a brand new restoration of Melvin Goes to Dinner.
—Borys Kit, The Hollywood Reporter, 12 Sep. 2024
Geoengineering, especially the solar geoengineering that Make Sunsets does, isn’t a solution but could buy time for the world to rapidly cut back on carbon emissions.
—Elizabeth Weise, USA TODAY, 7 Sep. 2024
After debuting his Horizon: An American Saga – Chapter 1 in Cannes last May, Kevin Costner is on the Lido today for the world premiere of the second installment in the Manifest Destiny epic.
—Nancy Tartaglione, Deadline, 7 Sep. 2024
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Orianna Rosa Royle, Fortune, 13 Sep. 2024
Don Johnson will be feted during a double bill of A Boy and His Dog and The Hot Spot while Bob Odenkirk reunites the cast and crew for the world premiere of a brand new restoration of Melvin Goes to Dinner.
—Borys Kit, The Hollywood Reporter, 12 Sep. 2024
Geoengineering, especially the solar geoengineering that Make Sunsets does, isn’t a solution but could buy time for the world to rapidly cut back on carbon emissions.
—Elizabeth Weise, USA TODAY, 7 Sep. 2024
After debuting his Horizon: An American Saga – Chapter 1 in Cannes last May, Kevin Costner is on the Lido today for the world premiere of the second installment in the Manifest Destiny epic.
—Nancy Tartaglione, Deadline, 7 Sep. 2024
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