developing world
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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"If soccer is strengthened in the developing world, global competition increases, which ultimately reduces Uefa's market power and provides more competition for its flagship tournaments," Fifa said.
From BBC ● Sep. 3, 2026
See Dr. Fauci’s statement: “Also, we discussed the importance of including the developing world in the vaccine trials.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 18, 2026
They just wanted to own a broad slice of the developing world.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 20, 2026
Investors feared that the energy shock would derail a big year for international stocks, particularly in the developing world.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 3, 2026
They were more like present-day privileged Western students trawling the developing world and writing blogs about how the world’s poorest people enabled them to broaden their horizons.
From "The Story of Music" by Howard Goodall
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