the Internet

noun

: a system that connects computers throughout the world

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Dillon even got some encouragement from the Internet that the costume team had gone in the right direction. Sarah Shachat, IndieWire, 27 Mar. 2026 For instance, the final version of the SAVE America Act would likely also require in-person proof of citizenship to register or update registration, limiting or replacing existing methods like registration over the Internet, by mail or at local state Motor Vehicle offices. Josh Meyer, USA Today, 21 Mar. 2026 On occasion, that paradoxical combination of the human search for love and the impersonality of the Internet enables a glimpse into someone else’s life. Literary Hub, 13 Mar. 2026 Millions watch on the Internet as Garry Kasparov loses a chess match to IBM’s Deep Blue. New York Times, 13 Mar. 2026 See All Example Sentences for the Internet

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