for the world
idiom
informal
: for any reason
—used to make a statement more forceful
I wouldn't miss your wedding for the world.
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President Harry Truman offered $100 million − about $1.3 billion today − in gold bullion for the world's largest island in the post-World War II era.
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Kim Hjelmgaard, USA TODAY, 11 Jan. 2025
For DiGiovanni, very few ideas are crazy nor impossible whether that means dining on a $30,000 plane ticket or cooking for the world’s heaviest sumo wrestler.
—Jon Youshaei, Forbes, 7 Jan. 2025
Barr led the interagency effort to draft the sweeping Basel Endgame, whose initial version would’ve boosted capital requirements for the world’s largest banks by roughly 19%.
—Hugh Son, CNBC, 7 Jan. 2025
From a futuristic skyscraper city that will host millions, to the plan for the world's tallest timber tower, here's our pick of the top 10 most ambitious architecture projects of 2024.
—New Atlas, 1 Jan. 2025
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Kim Hjelmgaard, USA TODAY, 11 Jan. 2025
For DiGiovanni, very few ideas are crazy nor impossible whether that means dining on a $30,000 plane ticket or cooking for the world’s heaviest sumo wrestler.
—Jon Youshaei, Forbes, 7 Jan. 2025
Barr led the interagency effort to draft the sweeping Basel Endgame, whose initial version would’ve boosted capital requirements for the world’s largest banks by roughly 19%.
—Hugh Son, CNBC, 7 Jan. 2025
From a futuristic skyscraper city that will host millions, to the plan for the world's tallest timber tower, here's our pick of the top 10 most ambitious architecture projects of 2024.
—New Atlas, 1 Jan. 2025
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“For the world.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/for%20the%20world. Accessed 18 Jan. 2025.
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