universal language

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But farce is a universal language, and the hilarity is not just translated but alchemized into something riotously contemporary.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 9, 2025

"It's now become engrained that music is a universal language, it's one of those things that binds us together regardless of what type of human being you are," she said.

From BBC • Nov. 8, 2024

Yeah, those are the two: melody to me is the universal language.

From Salon • May 22, 2024

Because of its “unparalleled position” in the world of sports, El-Sonni said, “football serves as a universal language spoken across the globe, cutting across national, cultural and socio-economic barriers.”

From Seattle Times • May 7, 2024

Latin, the nuns taught us, was a universal language.

From "Hunger of Memory" by Richard Rodriguez