universal
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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
The lemons and candles Pochettino keeps in his office are manifestations of energia universal or universal energy, a foundational concept common to many Eastern philosophies that believe a fundamental life force connects all things.
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
Rival athletic directors and coaches couldn’t fathom how someone who had so blatantly broken a universal rule would be allowed to escape with a slap on the wrist.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 23, 2026
Alkahest was a universal solvent, true to its name, and had never failed him before.
From "Strange the Dreamer" by Laini Taylor
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Vocabulary lists containing universal
Power Prefix: uni-
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Four Power Prefixes: anti-, con-, inter-, and uni-.
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