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universe

[yoo-nuh-vurs] / ˈyu nəˌvɜrs /
NOUN
everything in creation
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Plasma makes up about 99.9% of the visible universe, from the solar wind streaming from the Sun to lightning strikes on Earth.

From Science Daily • Apr. 23, 2026

But 34 days later Fisher died, leaving them weighed down by a universe of grief.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 22, 2026

Dark matter is believed to be the glue that holds galaxies together, while dark energy pulls them apart by making the universe expand faster and faster over time.

From Barron's • Apr. 22, 2026

Her groundbreaking 1925 thesis proposed that stars are composed primarily of hydrogen and helium, a discovery that fundamentally changed scientific understanding of the universe, even though it was initially met with scepticism.

From BBC • Apr. 22, 2026

Whoosh—air’s being sucked out of the universe, making a vacuum.

From "Paradise on Fire" by Jewell Parker Rhodes




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