the (whole) world over
noun phrase
: everywhere in the world
His books have entertained readers the world over.
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The soft power America has accumulated across the world over four generations has evaporated.
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Mark K. Updegrove, Time, 29 Apr. 2025
Those dollars have saved people and helped industrialize nations the world over.
—Megha Satyanarayana, Scientific American, 25 Apr. 2025
Musk sounded bitter on the call with investors that followed, blaming the company’s misfortune on protesters who have raged at Tesla dealerships around the world over his role running DOGE and his ardent support of far-right politicians.
—Patrick George, The Atlantic, 23 Apr. 2025
In a matter of three years, Christensen would be known the world over as Anakin Skywalker, a.k.a.
—Sezin Devi Koehler, EW.com, 21 Apr. 2025
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Mark K. Updegrove, Time, 29 Apr. 2025
Those dollars have saved people and helped industrialize nations the world over.
—Megha Satyanarayana, Scientific American, 25 Apr. 2025
Musk sounded bitter on the call with investors that followed, blaming the company’s misfortune on protesters who have raged at Tesla dealerships around the world over his role running DOGE and his ardent support of far-right politicians.
—Patrick George, The Atlantic, 23 Apr. 2025
In a matter of three years, Christensen would be known the world over as Anakin Skywalker, a.k.a.
—Sezin Devi Koehler, EW.com, 21 Apr. 2025
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“The (whole) world over.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20%28whole%29%20world%20over. Accessed 3 May. 2025.
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