in the world

in the world
1) used for general emphasis

There's nothing in the world we can do about it.

We have all the time in the world.

2) used for emphasizing a particular quality that something has

They produce some of the finest wines in the world.

We spent a night at the dirtiest hotel in the world.

3) used for adding emphasis to a question, especially because you are surprised or angry
how/what/where etc in the world:

How in the world did they make a mistake like that?


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