lead the world
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: to be the most successful in the world
Their company leads the world in developing new technology to assist people with disabilities.
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But Leo’s historic election last week to lead the world’s 1.4 billion Catholics as the first U.S.-born pope means that the two most powerful people on the planet are Americans.
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Laurie Kellman, Chicago Tribune, 13 May 2025
Two Chinas inhabit the American imagination: One is a technology and manufacturing superpower poised to lead the world.
—Li Yuan, New York Times, 13 May 2025
Even in an era in which organized religion is a diminished force, the selection of a new pope to lead the world’s 1.4 billion Catholics — about 1.4 million of them in San Diego and Imperial counties — is a moment of immense significance.
—U T Editorial Board, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 May 2025
There is no set deadline for when a new pope will be elected to lead the world's 1.4 billion Catholics, but recent popes have been chosen within two to three days of the conclave convening.
—Martin Finn, CBS News, 7 May 2025
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Laurie Kellman, Chicago Tribune, 13 May 2025
Two Chinas inhabit the American imagination: One is a technology and manufacturing superpower poised to lead the world.
—Li Yuan, New York Times, 13 May 2025
Even in an era in which organized religion is a diminished force, the selection of a new pope to lead the world’s 1.4 billion Catholics — about 1.4 million of them in San Diego and Imperial counties — is a moment of immense significance.
—U T Editorial Board, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 May 2025
There is no set deadline for when a new pope will be elected to lead the world's 1.4 billion Catholics, but recent popes have been chosen within two to three days of the conclave convening.
—Martin Finn, CBS News, 7 May 2025
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