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universal

[yoo-nuh-vur-suhl] / ˌju nəˈvɜr səl /


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"And even if we obtained some averages at some point, we still wouldn't be able to make universal statements about health risks in the region," Weissenborn cautions.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 23, 2026

Private companies buying up care homes for older people in England could undermine the government's ambition to create a universal care service, the regulator says.

From BBC ● Oct. 22, 2026

But the issue that may matter to them most is universal service—military or civilian—which Eisenkot has made central to his campaign.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 22, 2026

While their health-insurance systems vary, all use some sort of universal healthcare model.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 21, 2026

This makes Dowland’s contribution, like Shakespeare’s, something very different from what had gone before: his work has a universal appeal that transcends its age.

From "The Story of Music" by Howard Goodall

By identifying which universals truly stand up to rigorous testing, the study helps narrow the focus for future research.

From Science Daily ● Apr. 5, 2026

Appealing to universals, Mr. Blair recognizes the basic physiological realities.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 21, 2025

“The book touches on many universals, one of which is the ever-present problem of tyranny,” Rivera says.

From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 19, 2024

“But the search for universals took place in only one corner of the language universe.”

From Scientific American ● Oct. 18, 2023

Another of life’s universals is there’s always those things in a town that ‘everybody knows,” except for the person who’s new.

From "Moon Over Manifest" by Clare Vanderpool


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