the globe

noun

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

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That, like this year, was an El Niño year, when a warming of the Pacific near the equator increases Pacific hurricane activity and affects weather patterns across the globe. Jennifer Sinco Kelleher, Los Angeles Times, 15 Aug. 2026 More than 20 years ago, the young model vanished on South Beach, leaving behind a missing person’s report that was light on the details and a toddler son on the other side of the globe. Grethel Aguila, Sun Sentinel, 15 Aug. 2026 Thanks to the rise of this offshore world in recent decades, tens of trillions of dollars have simply disappeared from ledgers around the globe, slipping into a world that is largely untouchable and untraceable. Literary Hub, 14 Aug. 2026 This, in turn, helps shift weather patterns across the globe, favoring drought in Indonesia and Australia, flooding in parts of South America and many other impacts elsewhere. Andrew Freedman, CNN Money, 13 Aug. 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 18 Aug. 2026.

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