Adjective
News of the attack attracted worldwide attention.
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Disney’s 20th Century Studios spent lavishly on the sequel, which was produced for roughly $100 million, not including the worldwide marketing budget.—Rebecca Rubin, Variety, 3 May 2026 O’Keefe-Dunne also was blessed with a lovely singing voice, her sister said, and her uncle had wanted to send her to a vocal coach — the same vocal coach used by singer Johnny Mathis, who then had not yet achieved worldwide stardom.—Bob Goldsborough, Chicago Tribune, 3 May 2026
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Iran’s closure of the strait has kept oil tankers in the Persian Gulf and away from customers worldwide.—Stan Choe, Los Angeles Times, 4 May 2026 Using laser guide stars and adaptive optics is still very much a young, developing technique only a handful of observatories worldwide have tapped into.—Brett Tingley, Space.com, 4 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for worldwide