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global scale

American  
[glohb-uhl skayl] / ˈgloʊb əl ˈskeɪl /

noun

  1. a level or scope of action that involves the whole world or many parts of the world.


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Governments’ basic competitive problem is that they are landlocked and are competitors for capital that is footloose on a global scale.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 19, 2026

"On a global scale, we appear to be witnessing a regime shift from a macroalgae-poor ocean to a macroalgae-rich ocean."

From Science Daily Aug. 3, 2026

"The proposed listing of Jio will demonstrate to the world that India can build technology companies of global scale, global capability, and global value," Ambani, one of the world's richest men, said.

From BBC Jun. 19, 2026

Another study published in May by University of Cincinnati economists Nathan Hudson and Hernan Moscoso Boedo found evidence of similar trends and on a global scale since 2007.

From Barron's Jun. 8, 2026

The unveiling in 1926 of a new opera by the last great Italian composer in the genre, Giacomo Puccini, could fairly be described as a media event on a global scale.

From "The Story of Music" by Howard Goodall

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