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global community

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noun

  1. the people or nations of the world, considered as being closely connected by modern telecommunications and as being economically, socially, and politically interdependent

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Leo writes that modern technology has wonderful benefits like the establishment and ease of worldwide interconnections, the formation of global community and solidarity via the digital commons.

From Slate May 28, 2026

But the global community didn’t treat these threats—or the weapons that backed them—as criminal.

From The Wall Street Journal Apr. 15, 2026

"Without international treaties monitoring these movements, the scale of the trade remains largely invisible to policy makers and the global community," he said.

From BBC Mar. 28, 2026

Still, the rule doesn’t make exceptions for violent conquest, and the global community in general has not accepted that invasion.

From Salon Feb. 25, 2026

If it was obvious to him that an atomic bomb might be possible, it was also obvious to everyone else in the global community of top physicists.

From "Bomb" by Steve Sheinkin

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