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developing world

British  

noun

  1. another name for Third World

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The most celebrated example came two decades ago, when Indian firms helped slash the price of HIV antiretroviral drugs, dramatically expanding treatment across Africa and the developing world.

From BBC • Mar. 17, 2026

Some of the DFC’s largest projects, or those above $150,000, have included financing global vaccine procurement in poorer countries and lending to small and midsize businesses in the developing world.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 5, 2026

Entire genres of music, especially in the developing world, became far more accessible across borders.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 20, 2026

The new research, seen by AFP, takes into account reductions in all official development assistance as Britain, France and Germany also slash their aid to the developing world.

From Barron's • Nov. 17, 2025

WHO, whose influence and reputation carried a lot of weight in poor countries, had gone so far as declaring Peru’s TB program the best in the developing world.

From "Mountains Beyond Mountains" by Tracy Kidder and Michael French