for the world

phrase

informal
: for any reason
—used to make a statement more forceful
I wouldn't miss your wedding for the world.

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Our ambition with Collective Studios’ Historyverse is to work with Indonesian creators to develop these stories into films, series and larger entertainment properties for the world. — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 25 Oct. 2026 The Finnish Government has granted Posiva Oy an operating license for the world’s first permanent underground repository for spent nuclear fuel. — Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 23 Oct. 2026 Special effects and visuals look like something out of a Marvel movie, overblown, obviously fake, and far too modern for the world that most fans of the book series imagine. — Ian Miller Outkick, FOXNews.com, 22 Oct. 2026 The bull case for the world’s most valuable company and the bull case for the build-out are now essentially the same case, and Morgan Stanley’s North America Insight, led by Nicholas Lentini, makes both. — Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 19 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for for the world

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“For the world.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/for%20the%20world. Accessed 27 Oct. 2026.

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