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universal

[yoo-nuh-vur-suhl] / ˌju nəˈvɜr səl /


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Thanks to four years as vice president and two presidential bids, her name identification is universal, and she has demonstrated the ability to raise mounds of money.

From Salon Jul. 27, 2026

Recognition of their "outstanding universal value" brings international renown and commits authorities to work toward their preservation.

From Barron's Jul. 26, 2026

Burnham first proposed a universal system of social care in England in 2009 when he was health secretary under Gordon Brown.

From BBC Jul. 25, 2026

But that capacity to feel deeply, especially when that feeling is the heart-wrenching universal antic that is love, brings with it some degree of suffering.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 23, 2026

The ethos of atomic physics—the relentless drive to find irreducible particles, universal mechanisms, and systematic explanations—would soon permeate biology and drive the discipline toward new methods and new questions.

From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee

A new study finds that about one-third of long-standing "linguistic universals" are backed by strong statistical evidence when tested using modern evolutionary methods.

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

This was one of the universals I had so far avoided.

From "Moon Over Manifest" by Clare Vanderpool




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