developing world
Britishnoun
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The most celebrated example came two decades ago, when Indian firms helped slash the price of HIV antiretroviral drugs, dramatically expanding treatment across Africa and the developing world.
From BBC • Mar. 17, 2026
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
The BCG vaccine given to newborns in many parts of the developing world to prevent tuberculosis also seems to have a systemic immune response that helps prevent infant mortality from other infections, says Topham.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 6, 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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