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universal

[yoo-nuh-vur-suhl] / ˌju nəˈvɜr səl /


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Maybe it all pays off, and we get universal basic income while AI bots bring us mai tais on the beach.

From MarketWatch Sep. 22, 2026

Published in Nature Astronomy under the title "A universal critical accretion rate for black hole jet formation," the study brings together years of observations across multiple wavelengths.

From Science Daily Sep. 21, 2026

"I try to put all that in there… and hope that's a universal feeling because it's really madly important to me that women, especially, watch it and see themselves reflected back."

From BBC Sep. 19, 2026

“One decision we can be clear about — we are not building a universal face database.”

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 18, 2026

Alkahest was a universal solvent, true to its name, and had never failed him before.

From "Strange the Dreamer" by Laini Taylor

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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