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universal

[yoo-nuh-vur-suhl] / ˌju nəˈvɜr səl /


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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 feel Japanese fashion in L.A. has gotten more popular and I think fashion is just a universal language we all speak — that’s how I’ve built relationships with people.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 11, 2026

The new approach is built around Quantum lattice gates, a recently proposed universal set of quantum gates developed by the same research team.

From Science Daily Sep. 11, 2026

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

Jonah glared at his sister; he pressed his thumb and forefinger together and drew them across his lips, the universal sign for Shut up!

From "Found" by Margaret Peterson Haddix

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

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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