lead the world

idiom

: to be the most successful in the world
Their company leads the world in developing new technology to assist people with disabilities.

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America can continue to lead the world in AI development while also establishing the necessary safeguards to protect humanity from catastrophe. Brendan Steinhauser, Twin Cities, 22 June 2025 Finnish works: The San Francisco Symphony welcomes conductor Dalia Stasevska to the podium to lead the world premiere of Anna Thorvaldsdottir’s Cello Concerto; Johannes Moser is the soloist for this new work. Randy McMullen, Mercury News, 15 May 2025 Robert Francis Prevost, now known as Pope Leo XIV, has been selected to lead the world's 1.4 billion Catholics. Elizabeth Robinson, NBC news, 9 May 2025 Over the course of a day and a half, the more than 130 members of the College of Cardinals had come to a decision on who should lead the world’s 1.4 billion Catholics. Maureen K. Day, The Conversation, 7 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for lead the world

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“Lead the world.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/lead%20the%20world. Accessed 7 Jul. 2025.

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