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universal

[yoo-nuh-vur-suhl] / ˌyu nəˈvɜr səl /


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I would advise against thinking about indexed universal life insurance as a “stock alternative.”

From MarketWatch • Apr. 1, 2026

Although Mr. Edwards’s iconic “Lynch Fragments” series embodied a specific memorializing of the black experience in America, he saw the meaning of his sculpture as universal.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 31, 2026

The response from app designers could be swift and dramatic: Think universal TikTok-style censorship and aughts-era chronological scroll, experts said.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 28, 2026

On Tuesday the chancellor was clear that this sort of sweeping, universal support will not be on offer this time.

From BBC • Mar. 24, 2026

These early equation-laws were extremely good at expressing simple relationships, but equations have limitations—their constancy, which prevented them from being universal laws.

From "Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea" by Charles Seife