world-wide

Example Sentences

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It’s a conundrum that central banks of developed countries world-wide are facing, with many choosing to stand pat on rates for now while stressing concern about the uncertain outlook.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 27, 2026

The institute's infrastructure is a world-wide unique combination of precision as well as quantum optics laboratories and state-of-the-art cleanroom facilities.

From Science Daily • Feb. 13, 2026

He told the hearing the crash had been of "world-wide interest" and the investigation had been "dragged out".

From BBC • May 9, 2024

Whether this world-wide uptick in prosecutions is due to an increasing propensity for executives to commit criminal acts, or reflects improved tools for judicial investigations, matters little.

From Salon • Feb. 23, 2024

Officials at the who began to fear that Nurse Mayinga would become the vector for a world-wide plague.

From "The Hot Zone" by Richard Preston