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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
"Yet there was a certain universality that we all experienced. There are some challenges which every mother can relate to. And I wanted to capture that in this play," she said.
From BBC ● Jul. 9, 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
Readers are as varied as individuals, but there’s a universality of emotion.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 10, 2026
Crick was referring to the striking universality of the flow of genetic information throughout biology.*
From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee
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
Can any man faithfully preach the Gospel who is always flying over the heads of his hearers with universalities, and never goes straight to their hearts with 'Thou—thou art the man!'
From Expositions of Holy Scripture: the Acts by Alexander Maclaren
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