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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
Memorable Moments After a year at the helm, Vevers introduced the fashion world to the new era of Coach with his debut New York Fashion Week presentation for fall 2014.
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Emily Mercer, Footwear News, 6 Sep. 2025
But those in the live music world still feel the change is noticeable.
—David Browne, Rolling Stone, 6 Sep. 2025
Best Friend Forever is handling world sales.
—Christopher Vourlias, Variety, 6 Sep. 2025
In this world upended, the creative minds of Western diplomacy have concluded that the best way forward is to revert to the Oslo peace process of 30 years ago.
—David Frum, The Atlantic, 14 Aug. 2025
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Emily Mercer, Footwear News, 6 Sep. 2025
But those in the live music world still feel the change is noticeable.
—David Browne, Rolling Stone, 6 Sep. 2025
Best Friend Forever is handling world sales.
—Christopher Vourlias, Variety, 6 Sep. 2025
In this world upended, the creative minds of Western diplomacy have concluded that the best way forward is to revert to the Oslo peace process of 30 years ago.
—David Frum, The Atlantic, 14 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for world
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Well, while other planets in our solar system are anything but habitable for humans, Mars gets a decent amount of sunlight, has water sources and is already a planet where humanity has sent robotic rovers to scout the terrain.—
Eric Lagatta,
USA Today,
22 Aug. 2025
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The work reveals her humanity's sassier and unfiltered core.—
Marcus K. Dowling,
The Tennessean,
21 Aug. 2025
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Sophie Turner is set to headline Prime Video’s upcoming Tomb Raider series, stepping into the role of the iconic globe-trotting archaeologist.—
Samantha Stutsman,
PEOPLE,
6 Sep. 2025
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Universal’s Evolution Plan also envisions a pair of new 500-room hotels — one hugging the iconic globe outside the park entrance and the other next to the Frankenstein parking garage.—
Brady MacDonald,
Oc Register,
6 Sep. 2025
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There is an exciting season to come on the field but for NFL teams and the investment community the bigger arena will be in their boardrooms with private equity money chasing one of the last sure bets in the media universe.—
Howard Homonoff,
Forbes.com,
3 Sep. 2025
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Jason’s a guy familiar with the DC universe.—
Brian Truitt,
USA Today,
3 Sep. 2025
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Those dark bands are vast dust lanes in the galaxy, blocking your view of stars behind. Can’t see the Milky Way and its dark bands?—
Jamie Carter,
Forbes.com,
29 Aug. 2025
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Scientists say the SPHEREx observatory, which became operational in May, will be able to get a wider view of the Milky Way galaxy – identifying objects of scientific interest that telescopes like Hubble and Webb can then study up close.—
Eric Lagatta,
USA Today,
28 Aug. 2025
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The story follows five unqualified astronauts chasing wealth on a planet made of diamonds and gold, with greed and conflicting testimonies driving the tension.—
Charlie Fink,
Forbes.com,
6 Sep. 2025
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Why not dogs or children or creatures from another planet?—
Rivka Galchen,
New Yorker,
6 Sep. 2025
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Golden generations are, almost by nature, generally followed by a less impressive one.—
Michael Cox,
New York Times,
6 Sep. 2025
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By learning from nature’s most flexible swimmer, the octopus, researchers hope to overcome these challenges and make underwater machines more capable, adaptable, and sustainable.—
Atharva Gosavi,
Interesting Engineering,
5 Sep. 2025
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Things seemed to be going Sporting KC’s way in the first half of a Sunday night matchup with fellow Western Conference playoff hopeful Austin FC.—
Daniel Sperry,
Kansas City Star,
8 Sep. 2025
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Some of these technologies are essential for ensuring the proper functioning of the service or website and cannot be disabled, while others are optional but serve to enhance the user experience in various ways.—
Matthew Strauss,
Pitchfork,
8 Sep. 2025
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With a new, sobering jobs report out Friday, some current employees at the Labor Department's Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) are seeking to reassure the American public that the government's economic data is reliable and worthy of their trust.—
Andrea Hsu,
NPR,
5 Sep. 2025
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Musk and the president had a public falling out earlier this summer.—
Jay Stahl,
USA Today,
5 Sep. 2025
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“World.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/world. Accessed 8 Sep. 2025.
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