universal
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Scientists have been attempting to measure big G for more than 225 years, beginning roughly a century after Isaac Newton introduced his law of universal gravitation.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 20, 2026
Finland has universal male conscription, and some women also volunteer to serve.
From BBC ● Sep. 17, 2026
The ACS has an annual sample size of only 3.5 million, whereas the decennial census has universal reach.
From Slate ● Sep. 17, 2026
Huawei’s technology, called UnifiedBus, aims to establish a universal language so different chips, even across separate server racks, can communicate directly.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 17, 2026
I think ticket offices are some sort of universal constant, whether it’s the ruins of Persepolis—“Takhte Jamsheed,” Sohrab kept calling it, the Throne of Jamsheed—or the International Rose Test Garden back home.
From "Darius the Great Is Not Okay" by Adib Khorram
By identifying which universals truly stand up to rigorous testing, the study helps narrow the focus for future research.
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
This was one of the universals I had so far avoided.
From "Moon Over Manifest" by Clare Vanderpool
Vocabulary lists containing universal
Power Prefix: uni-
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Four Power Prefixes: anti-, con-, inter-, and uni-.
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