the globe

noun

: the earth
satellites circling the globe
His fame has spread around the globe.

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Even though the number of fires is small compared to the roughly 100,000 flights every day around the globe, the potential consequences of a battery fire can be disastrous. ABC News, 7 Apr. 2026 The push came a day after attorneys for Duran presented the judge with a petition signed by more than 11,000 law enforcement officers from around the globe requesting no jail time for the narcotics cop. Sheetal Banchariya, New York Daily News, 7 Apr. 2026 Even so, the skyscraper is the tallest structure in Hong Kong and 13th tallest around the globe. Nathalie Nietzsche-Knappe, Architectural Digest, 7 Apr. 2026 InfoBlox says these trojans have already targeted at least 20 countries across the globe—everywhere from the Philippines and Morocco to Brazil—but affect a much broader global pool of potentially millions of devices. Charlie Campbell, Time, 7 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for the globe

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“The globe.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20globe. Accessed 13 Apr. 2026.

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