universal
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The genetic code is usually described as nearly universal because most organisms use the same basic rules.
From Science Daily • May 7, 2026
The trade panel also declined to impose a universal injunction against the government, meaning that importers everywhere don’t appear to get instant relief under the ruling.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 7, 2026
Mills noted that the ruling does not grant a universal injunction, but blocks the tariffs for the named plaintiffs in the case and Washington state.
From Barron's • May 7, 2026
Here is Strout at her most emotionally precise, capturing a universal human longing in a single ineradicable image.
From Los Angeles Times • May 5, 2026
The society was reorganized under a new name—the American Equal Rights Association—with a goal of universal suffrage.
From "Votes for Women!" by Winifred Conkling
Vocabulary lists containing universal
Power Prefix: uni-
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Four Power Prefixes: anti-, con-, inter-, and uni-.
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