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Origin of universality
1325–75; Middle English universalite < Late Latin ūniversālitās. See universal, -ity
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He has emphasized the universality of human rights and the need to apply international law equally.
From Barron's ● Jul. 24, 2026
"The experimental demonstration of KPZ universality in two-dimensional material systems highlights just how fundamental this equation is for real non-equilibrium systems," says Diehl, commenting on the Würzburg team's achievement.
From Science Daily ● May 6, 2026
It's a company with a remit for universality, existing to serve everyone in the UK.
From BBC ● Mar. 23, 2026
He liked the fresh, colorful and sensual image that a mango instilled, and the universality of a word recognizable in many languages without translation.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 26, 2025
A plantation was a plantation; one might think one’s misfortunes distinct, but the true horror lay in their universality.
From "The Underground Railroad: A Novel" by Colson Whitehead
They’re narratives that tap into life’s universalities and help us make sense of the world around us.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 29, 2025
But there are certain universalities to the relationship between P.R. and the press, which can be symbiotic, parasitic and antagonistic.
From New York Times ● Apr. 18, 2022
In so doing she exposes mankind’s best and worst qualities, our universalities and differences, illuminating all the while the myriad ways in which a heart can be pure.
From New York Times ● Aug. 6, 2019
Are those emotional universalities no fun unless the world has ended too?
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 12, 2018
Men of genius are specialties, seldom or never universalities.
From Nature and Culture by Harvey Rice
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