the (whole) world over
noun phrase
: everywhere in the world
His books have entertained readers the world over.
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Some soccer-loving kid from a farming community in Norway—not Argentina or England or Spain or Brazil or some other more populous football power—is now inspiring the world over.
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Sean Gregory, Time, 31 July 2025
The 1940s to 1960s are considered a Golden Age, with Argentinian cartoonists—along with artists from Italy and elsewhere who lived and worked in Argentina—producing comics that are still read the world over.
—Alex Dueben
july 21, Literary Hub, 21 July 2025
Views of China and its leader, Xi Jinping, have improved slightly among many people around the world over the past year while the opposite is true for the United States and President Donald Trump, according to survey results provided by the Pew Research Center.
—Robert Birsel, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 July 2025
The 72 artworks in The King’s Tour Artists exhibition are a selection from his own private collection of paintings and sketches, as well as portraits that have captured his tours around the world over the last 40 years.
—Simon Perry, People.com, 9 July 2025
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Sean Gregory, Time, 31 July 2025
The 1940s to 1960s are considered a Golden Age, with Argentinian cartoonists—along with artists from Italy and elsewhere who lived and worked in Argentina—producing comics that are still read the world over.
—Alex Dueben
july 21, Literary Hub, 21 July 2025
Views of China and its leader, Xi Jinping, have improved slightly among many people around the world over the past year while the opposite is true for the United States and President Donald Trump, according to survey results provided by the Pew Research Center.
—Robert Birsel, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 July 2025
The 72 artworks in The King’s Tour Artists exhibition are a selection from his own private collection of paintings and sketches, as well as portraits that have captured his tours around the world over the last 40 years.
—Simon Perry, People.com, 9 July 2025
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“The (whole) world over.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20%28whole%29%20world%20over. Accessed 7 Aug. 2025.
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