universality
noun
uni·ver·sal·i·ty
ˌyü-nə-(ˌ)vər-ˈsa-lə-tē 
1
: the quality or state of being universal
2
: universal comprehensiveness in range
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Even so, its absurdist lunacy acts as a Trojan Horse containing genuinely meaningful sentiments on forgiveness, happiness and bittersweet sorrows — universalities people tend to reflect on as their year comes to a close.
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Courtney Howard, Variety, 16 Nov. 2023
Physicist Frank Benford made the same observation in 1938 and popularized the law, compiling more than 20,000 data points to demonstrate its universality.
—Jack Murtagh, Scientific American, 8 May 2023
The result is that social media influencers now have the power to share narratives that resonate with unique universality.
—Hen Mazzig, Variety, 18 Oct. 2023
The universality of the general-purpose computer was both profound and powerful.
—Cory Doctorow, WIRED, 7 Sep. 2023
While there is some universality to these conditions, citizens in only a handful of democratic countries take a dimmer view of their government than Americans do of theirs.
—Dan Balz and Clara Ence Morse, Anchorage Daily News, 21 Aug. 2023
Was that universality one of the pillars of the project?
—Brian Davids, The Hollywood Reporter, 6 Oct. 2023
The deep universality of computers meant that Apple would always be able to blow a hole in Microsoft’s walled garden.
—Cory Doctorow, WIRED, 7 Sep. 2023
But part of the appeal of Spider-Man is his universality.
—Christopher Kuo, New York Times, 24 Aug. 2023
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Courtney Howard, Variety, 16 Nov. 2023
Physicist Frank Benford made the same observation in 1938 and popularized the law, compiling more than 20,000 data points to demonstrate its universality.
—Jack Murtagh, Scientific American, 8 May 2023
The result is that social media influencers now have the power to share narratives that resonate with unique universality.
—Hen Mazzig, Variety, 18 Oct. 2023
The universality of the general-purpose computer was both profound and powerful.
—Cory Doctorow, WIRED, 7 Sep. 2023
While there is some universality to these conditions, citizens in only a handful of democratic countries take a dimmer view of their government than Americans do of theirs.
—Dan Balz and Clara Ence Morse, Anchorage Daily News, 21 Aug. 2023
Was that universality one of the pillars of the project?
—Brian Davids, The Hollywood Reporter, 6 Oct. 2023
The deep universality of computers meant that Apple would always be able to blow a hole in Microsoft’s walled garden.
—Cory Doctorow, WIRED, 7 Sep. 2023
But part of the appeal of Spider-Man is his universality.
—Christopher Kuo, New York Times, 24 Aug. 2023
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15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1
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universality
noun
uni·ver·sal·i·ty
ˌyü-nə-(ˌ)vər-ˈsal-ət-ē
: the quality or state of being universal (as in range, occurrence, or appeal)
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