the (whole) world over

noun phrase

: everywhere in the world

His books have entertained readers the world over.

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The rise of autocratic regimes across the world over the last decade and a half has put democrats on high alert. —

Larry Diamond, Foreign Affairs, 8 Nov. 2024 Incumbent parties in wealthy democracies have been thrashed around the world over the last two years. —

David Lauter, Los Angeles Times, 2 Nov. 2024 That countdown clock is a nightmare about to come true for Windows users the world over. —

Zak Doffman, Forbes, 1 Nov. 2024 This is a common practice echoed the world over in systems designed for capital punishment, including distributing blanks to firing squads and the use of elaborate sequences of false switches for the delivery of lethal injections. —

Will Cady, SPIN, 30 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for the (whole) world over

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the (whole) world over

the whys and (the) wherefores

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