the globe

noun

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

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The Albie Awards were established in 2022 as a means of honoring less-than-famous individuals performing important advocacy work across the globe. — Erin Wisti, Footwear News, 10 Oct. 2026 Inevitably, our club culture has begun to be exported, and Soho House has been remarkably successful in launching outposts around the globe, while Robin Birley has completely reenergized New York’s Upper East Side with the opening of Maxime’s. — Mark Cecil, Robb Report, 10 Oct. 2026 If Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth is to be believed, America will soon gain the dubious distinction of joining the only four countries on the globe that carry out executions in public. — Lorraine Ali, Los Angeles Times, 10 Oct. 2026 True to its name, the Clooney Foundation for Justice works tirelessly to increase access to justice across the globe. — Christie Grimm, Vogue, 10 Oct. 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 14 Oct. 2026.

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