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universal

[yoo-nuh-vur-suhl] / ˌju nəˈvɜr səl /


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The information came from universal screening conducted as part of routine pediatric care.

From Science Daily • Jun. 28, 2026

He’s heard from his counterparts in Europe and elsewhere that it’s fairly universal: people hate high inflation.

From Barron's • Jun. 26, 2026

Nothing like the World Cup’s unofficial pre-game soundtrack to reinforce this eternal, universal message.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 25, 2026

Across pesticide and chemical litigation, climate lawsuits, and pharmaceutical patent disputes, the same underlying logic emerges: federal regulatory compliance deployed as a universal liability shield, usually encountering the same judicial resistance.

From Slate • Jun. 25, 2026

It was a universal law in military families that mothers could not maintain the strict discipline enforced by fathers to whom discipline was a religion and a way of life.

From "The Great Santini" by Pat Conroy




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