on earth
phrase
—used as an intensive
… to find out what on earth he was up to …—
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There is no more powerful person on earth than the president of the United States, as humans measure power.
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Tom Campbell,
Oc Register,
4 July 2026
Which is lovely, tasteful and, in the case of a celebration expected to draw some of the most famous people on earth, almost certainly wishful thinking.
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Merle Ginsberg,
HollywoodReporter,
3 July 2026
The New River, which snakes through West Virginia, Virginia, and North Carolina, may be one of the oldest river systems on earth.
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Josh Laskin,
Travel + Leisure,
3 July 2026
By then Tanacharison is telling Washington that he is mystically protected, in the mode of certain Indigenous warriors who were placed on earth to be leaders.
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Owen Gleiberman,
Variety,
1 July 2026
Is everyone in Miami — or anywhere on earth, for that matter — completely stressed out?
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Connie Ogle
june 30,
Miami Herald,
30 June 2026
Few countries on earth have as clear as football identity as the Netherlands.
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James Horncastle,
New York Times,
30 June 2026
Capacity is spoken for before it is built, and the largest buyers on earth are being turned away.
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Jon Markman,
Forbes.com,
29 June 2026
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Tom Campbell,
Oc Register,
4 July 2026
Which is lovely, tasteful and, in the case of a celebration expected to draw some of the most famous people on earth, almost certainly wishful thinking.
—
Merle Ginsberg,
HollywoodReporter,
3 July 2026
The New River, which snakes through West Virginia, Virginia, and North Carolina, may be one of the oldest river systems on earth.
—
Josh Laskin,
Travel + Leisure,
3 July 2026
By then Tanacharison is telling Washington that he is mystically protected, in the mode of certain Indigenous warriors who were placed on earth to be leaders.
—
Owen Gleiberman,
Variety,
1 July 2026
Is everyone in Miami — or anywhere on earth, for that matter — completely stressed out?
—
Connie Ogle
june 30,
Miami Herald,
30 June 2026
Few countries on earth have as clear as football identity as the Netherlands.
—
James Horncastle,
New York Times,
30 June 2026
Capacity is spoken for before it is built, and the largest buyers on earth are being turned away.
—
Jon Markman,
Forbes.com,
29 June 2026
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“On earth.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/on%20earth. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.
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