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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
This is an obvious lesson for today's world.
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Arkansas Online, 28 Jan. 2026
Set 19 years after Harry, Ron and Hermione saved the wizarding world, the play follows them on a new adventure alongside a brave new generation arriving at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 28 Jan. 2026
But in a messy world, with all those unpredictable X factors, leaders would do better to foster ingenuity, grit, and perseverance.
—Claire Zillman, Fortune, 28 Jan. 2026
Carlos Barria | Reuters Meta’s efforts to create the digital worlds known as the metaverse continue to be costly.
—Jonathan Vanian, CNBC, 28 Jan. 2026
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Arkansas Online, 28 Jan. 2026
Set 19 years after Harry, Ron and Hermione saved the wizarding world, the play follows them on a new adventure alongside a brave new generation arriving at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 28 Jan. 2026
But in a messy world, with all those unpredictable X factors, leaders would do better to foster ingenuity, grit, and perseverance.
—Claire Zillman, Fortune, 28 Jan. 2026
Carlos Barria | Reuters Meta’s efforts to create the digital worlds known as the metaverse continue to be costly.
—Jonathan Vanian, CNBC, 28 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for world
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The accelerating Information Revolution is reshaping the American corporate landscape, opening new horizons for scientific discovery, threatening millions of jobs, and raising questions about the future of humanity in an age of intelligent machines.—
Walter Russell Mead,
The Atlantic,
24 Jan. 2026
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Our cities and neighborhoods have already sacrificed so much of their humanity to the primacy of the automobile.—
Sun Sentinel Editorial Board,
Sun Sentinel,
24 Jan. 2026
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However a key difference is that the Board of Peace’s globe is centered around the United States with only North America and parts of South America visible, while the UN globe is centered on the North Pole and show’s the whole world.—
Siladitya Ray,
Forbes.com,
22 Jan. 2026
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However, many varieties are much more compact, such as 'Woodwardii' (shown here) that grows to a 4- to 5-foot globe, and ‘Tater Tot,’ which forms a rounded uniform ball 2–3 feet tall and 3–4 feet wide at maturity.—
Daniel Scott,
Better Homes & Gardens,
22 Jan. 2026
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Bowie set his sights on the ends of the observable universe, and on places even darker.—
Armin Rosen,
The Washington Examiner,
9 Jan. 2026
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Additionally, the film will finally unite the Avengers with several actors from Fox's X-Men films, which took place in a separate universe that will presumably crash into Disney's MCU.—
Wesley Stenzel,
Entertainment Weekly,
9 Jan. 2026
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Scientists aren’t entirely sure how these beating hearts at the centers of most large galaxies formed.—
Jackie Flynn Mogensen,
Scientific American,
13 Jan. 2026
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The European Space Agency telescope is designed to make a 3D map of the universe by looking at billions of galaxies up to 10 billion light years away across one third of the sky.—
Richard Tribou,
The Orlando Sentinel,
12 Jan. 2026
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When Drake appeared as a surprise guest to perform at Camp Flog Gnaw in 2019, then arguably the biggest musician on the planet, fans booed him off the stage, having convinced each other online that the surprise was going to be ex-Odd Future member Frank Ocean.—
Matt Craig,
Forbes.com,
29 Jan. 2026
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Windsor, England — King Charles has unveiled a documentary exploring his conviction that humanity needs to understand its connection with the natural world to tackle global warming and some of the other major environmental challenges facing the planet.—
Lauren Said-Moorhouse,
CNN Money,
29 Jan. 2026
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Although physicists will no doubt argue over the best approach, the one the field has taken continues to teach us more and more about the nature of reality and the contents of our Universe.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
29 Jan. 2026
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This scenery—bodegas, funeral parlors, pizza shops—was the only kind of nature Twin knew and loved.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
29 Jan. 2026
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In some ways, Australia’s challenge with dingoes is not dissimilar to issues elsewhere, for example Japan’s attempts to hold bears at bay, or India’s problem with lions.—
Hilary Whiteman,
CNN Money,
24 Jan. 2026
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No one wants to degrade this Fourth Amendment right, not in this way.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
24 Jan. 2026
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But putting on a tux and celebrating with an administration that is rapidly falling out of step with the global public — which their shareholders are members of — is different from staying silent.—
Allison Morrow,
CNN Money,
27 Jan. 2026
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But the deadly shootings this month by federal agents of Minneapolis residents Renee Good and Alex Pretti have once again forcefully shifted the administration’s focus onto the highly controversial issues that have divided the American public.—
Brianne Pfannenstiel,
Des Moines Register,
27 Jan. 2026
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“World.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/world. Accessed 30 Jan. 2026.
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