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universally

[yoo-nuh-vur-suh-lee] / ˌju nəˈvɜr sə li /
ADVERB
concerning the universe
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The new project follows the January release of director Brett Ratner’s documentary, which made $16.7 million worldwide at the box office and was universally panned by critics.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 24, 2026

It was time-consuming, inefficient, prone to delays and misunderstandings and bogged down by missed return phone calls, especially before cellphones became universally used.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 17, 2026

"We don't think chocolate is entirely unique, though it is a food cue with incredibly strong, universally recognized reward associations," Nashrudin Naharudin concluded.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 15, 2026

Concerns about RSI in the AI community are not universally shared.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 14, 2026

Solving the problem of longitude was a universally recognized challenge: indeed, governments had promised enormous rewards for anyone who could succeed.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton




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