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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Still, with tariff uncertainty looming, Counterpoint Research slashed its growth forecast for the world's two biggest smartphone players.
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Arjun Kharpal, CNBC, 4 June 2025
The company will also be in Annecy for the world premiere of Animal Farm in the presence of director and producer Andy Serkis.
—Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 4 June 2025
While a piece of the English football cake has become the ultimate soft-power toy for the world’s billionaires over the past two decades, Scottish clubs are still being bought up in the real world — and by mere millionaires; ones who do a lot more research than Roman Roy did.
—Jordan Campbell, New York Times, 31 May 2025
May 2024 is the month in which Trump clarified his foreign policy for the world.
—Michael Brendan Dougherty, National Review, 30 May 2025
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Arjun Kharpal, CNBC, 4 June 2025
The company will also be in Annecy for the world premiere of Animal Farm in the presence of director and producer Andy Serkis.
—Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 4 June 2025
While a piece of the English football cake has become the ultimate soft-power toy for the world’s billionaires over the past two decades, Scottish clubs are still being bought up in the real world — and by mere millionaires; ones who do a lot more research than Roman Roy did.
—Jordan Campbell, New York Times, 31 May 2025
May 2024 is the month in which Trump clarified his foreign policy for the world.
—Michael Brendan Dougherty, National Review, 30 May 2025
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“For the world.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/for%20the%20world. Accessed 12 Jun. 2025.
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