developing world
Britishnoun
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another name for Third World
Example Sentences
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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
It has also been shown to decrease infant mortality in parts of the developing world where it is still widely used.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 6, 2025
How can a clash between rich nations and the developing world be avoided?
From Barron's • Nov. 10, 2025
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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