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a huge physical or conceptual distance
they have ideas for the new project that are a world away from his own
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Recent Examples of world
Read This The art world may be focused on New York this week, after a Venice vernissage by turns celebratory and combustible, but the New York Times has its eye further east.
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Harrison Jacobs, ARTnews.com, 13 May 2026
That world ended almost overnight.
—Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 13 May 2026
Our hearts have been cracked wide open and our world is forever changed.
—Hannah Sacks, PEOPLE, 13 May 2026
But thanks to the musical, the English-speaking world knows what Les Misérables is.
—Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 13 May 2026
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Harrison Jacobs, ARTnews.com, 13 May 2026
That world ended almost overnight.
—Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 13 May 2026
Our hearts have been cracked wide open and our world is forever changed.
—Hannah Sacks, PEOPLE, 13 May 2026
But thanks to the musical, the English-speaking world knows what Les Misérables is.
—Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 13 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for world
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Rescuing utopian idyll from dystopian reality, Koreeda determines that humanity is too fragile to forfeit its defining qualities to a mechanical species; that our only viable function in an artificial tomorrow is as the eternal caretakers of memory and imagination.—
David Ehrlich,
IndieWire,
16 May 2026
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The filmmaker said the idea for the project emerged from anxieties surrounding modern technology and humanity’s increasing dependence on digital tools and artificial intelligence.—
Elsa Keslassy,
Variety,
16 May 2026
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Thank you to my fellow globe-trotting futurist Natalie Monbiot for the press pass.—
Jesse Kirshbaum,
SPIN,
15 May 2026
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Santiago has world-class museums, vibrant parks and plazas, bohemian barrios, buzzing nightlife, and a growing food scene to match those globe-conquering wines.—
Mark Johanson,
Condé Nast Traveler,
15 May 2026
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People running this Daily News must live in a parallel universe.—
Voice of the People,
New York Daily News,
10 May 2026
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From now on, this is mission control for everything in the ‘Money Heist’ universe.—
John Hopewell,
Variety,
10 May 2026
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These features allow astronomers to examine how stars are born, evolve, and eventually die, both in Messier 77 and in other similar galaxies across the universe.—
Bojan Stojkovski,
Interesting Engineering,
10 May 2026
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To get to the bottom of things, though, the team behind the new research examined the host galaxies and environments of LFBOTs to try to pin down what the progenitors of these explosive events could really be.—
Robert Lea,
Space.com,
8 May 2026
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Not exactly blistering starts for one of the best golfers on the planet.—
Dan Zaksheske OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
14 May 2026
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Or to put it another way, the nation states, treaties, and climate summits make up the globe, while climate modeling and evolution and the periodic table of elements and carbon cycle are what define the planet.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
14 May 2026
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Exposure to nature is so good for your mental health.—
Donna Vickroy,
Chicago Tribune,
14 May 2026
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What’s more, the low-fat nature of the cut is typically doubled down on via the cooking technique.—
Rebecca Firkser,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
14 May 2026
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The bottoms don’t just feel more elegant, but are a quick way to make outfits appear upscale whether they’re styled with a T-shirt and sneakers or a button-up shirt and ballet flats.—
Rylee Johnston,
PEOPLE,
16 May 2026
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Either way, grab a drink or coffee at the lobby bar or stroll an expansive veranda outfitted with fire pits, walking paths, and the aforementioned ocean view before your room is ready.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
16 May 2026
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Wall Street, employees and the business public greeted the choice favorably, despite the many challenges facing Disney’s new leader and all legacy media companies.—
Jill Goldsmith,
Deadline,
13 May 2026
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American and global health officials have stressed throughout the outbreak that the risk to the wider public is low and that transmission is limited to close contact.—
Rebecca Cohen,
NBC news,
12 May 2026
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“World.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/world. Accessed 18 May. 2026.
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