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universally

[yoo-nuh-vur-suh-lee] / ˌyu nəˈvɜr sə li /
ADVERB
concerning the universe
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And who can forget Kevin Costner’s “Horizon: An American Saga – Chapter 1” being almost universally panned six weeks before its June 2024 drop?

From Los Angeles Times • May 12, 2026

Whether those figures are universally true throughout the nonprofit sector is unclear as 2025 grant data reported to the Internal Revenue Service isn’t fully available yet.

From Barron's • May 12, 2026

There are few things more universally powerful than a mama’s boy scorned.

From Salon • May 10, 2026

But even at the time, Article 9 wasn't universally accepted.

From BBC • May 7, 2026

I did not think this view should be universally applied and believed we should examine the issue on a case-by-case basis.

From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela




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