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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At the heart of his inquiry are three real-life relationships—between Albee and his longtime boyfriend, William Flanagan; between Nichols and Ernest Lehman, the film’s producer; and between Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton, the film’s stars—that illustrate the universality of Albee’s themes.
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The New Yorker, 12 June 2024
There is certainly a great deal of universality to this story that speaks to people from around the world at different time periods.
—Bethy Squires, Vulture, 17 Apr. 2024
This kind of universality among all strange metals, and the fact that strange metallicity appears in many different materials, suggests there is some deeper organizing principle at work.
—Douglas Natelson, Scientific American, 19 Mar. 2024
Yet the fate of universality resides not in the hands of those who betray it.
—Agnès Callamard, Foreign Affairs, 15 Feb. 2024
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The New Yorker, 12 June 2024
There is certainly a great deal of universality to this story that speaks to people from around the world at different time periods.
—Bethy Squires, Vulture, 17 Apr. 2024
This kind of universality among all strange metals, and the fact that strange metallicity appears in many different materials, suggests there is some deeper organizing principle at work.
—Douglas Natelson, Scientific American, 19 Mar. 2024
Yet the fate of universality resides not in the hands of those who betray it.
—Agnès Callamard, Foreign Affairs, 15 Feb. 2024
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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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