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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And this gives us all permission to do the same—a great thing for the world, indeed.
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Literary Hub, 2 Jan. 2026
Mamdani said New York City will make an example for the world.
—Eduardo Cuevas, USA Today, 1 Jan. 2026
What a stupid way for the world’s greatest power to spend a decade.
—David Frum, The Atlantic, 31 Dec. 2025
Empowering the world’s richest man to cut off funding for the world’s poorest children.
—Susan B. Glasser, New Yorker, 30 Dec. 2025
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Literary Hub, 2 Jan. 2026
Mamdani said New York City will make an example for the world.
—Eduardo Cuevas, USA Today, 1 Jan. 2026
What a stupid way for the world’s greatest power to spend a decade.
—David Frum, The Atlantic, 31 Dec. 2025
Empowering the world’s richest man to cut off funding for the world’s poorest children.
—Susan B. Glasser, New Yorker, 30 Dec. 2025
See All Example Sentences for for the world
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“For the world.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/for%20the%20world. Accessed 9 Jan. 2026.
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