the globe

noun

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

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With Northern Trust serving clients from locations in Asia, Europe, Australia and North America, O’Grady travels the globe all the time. The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 20 Sep. 2026 Images and videos of protests and repression, followed by even larger protests, ping-ponged around the globe through mass media. Rachel Nolan, The New York Review of Books, 19 Sep. 2026 Herzog’s adventurous spirit has led him to explore the furthest reaches of the globe, but also inward to map the strangest recesses of the heart. Joshua Rothkopf, Los Angeles Times, 18 Sep. 2026 Yet even an early warning system that covers most but not all of the globe would be an improvement on the monitoring processes currently in place. Stephanie Psaki, Foreign Affairs, 18 Sep. 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 22 Sep. 2026.

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