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universal

[yoo-nuh-vur-suhl] / ˌyu nəˈvɜr səl /


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Indexed universal life insurance is a type of permanent life insurance with returns linked to a stock-market index rather than a direct stock investment.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 1, 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

The titles our readers suggested, gathered here chronologically, have both personal and universal resonance.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 25, 2026

It is one of those moments of universal synchronicity that changed the course of many lives, not just Auf der Maur’s.

From Salon • Mar. 24, 2026

A curving window of nonreflecting glass was the first break in the universal metal, and below it was a single large dial, with a single motionless needle hard against the zero mark.

From "I, Robot" by Isaac Asimov