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universal

[yoo-nuh-vur-suhl] / ˌju nəˈvɜr səl /


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This helps explain how everything added up into a feeling I found to be universal among Albanians: Enough is enough.

From Slate Sep. 8, 2026

But the Kashanis’ story suggests universal educational choice has some important side benefits that young families greatly appreciate.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 6, 2026

By mid-June Guimaraes, who had universal backing inside the Emirates, emerged as the club's primary focus.

From BBC Sep. 5, 2026

Cuba for decades took great pride in its state-run, free and universal education system.

From Barron's Sep. 1, 2026

The voice of the crowd rises into one universal scream as we roll into the fading evening light, but neither one of us reacts.

From "Catching Fire" by Suzanne Collins

A new study finds that about one-third of long-standing "linguistic universals" are backed by strong statistical evidence when tested using modern evolutionary methods.

From Science Daily Apr. 5, 2026

Appealing to universals, Mr. Blair recognizes the basic physiological realities.

From The Wall Street Journal Oct. 21, 2025

“The book touches on many universals, one of which is the ever-present problem of tyranny,” Rivera says.

From Los Angeles Times Dec. 19, 2024

“But the search for universals took place in only one corner of the language universe.”

From Scientific American Oct. 18, 2023

Maybe the world wasn’t made of universals that could be summed up in neat little packages.

From "Moon Over Manifest" by Clare Vanderpool




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