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Recent Examples of universally
In public though, their resistance wasn’t universally brash.
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Joseph Ataman, CNN Money, 24 Jan. 2026
Spending has risen almost universally, but outcomes have not improved.
—James Hadley, Forbes.com, 23 Jan. 2026
Courts have almost universally blocked these attempts as violating the underlying statutes establishing the federal programs.
—Ronald Brownstein, Mercury News, 23 Jan. 2026
While The Return of the King was certainly a very fine film, it was universally understood at the time that its big Oscars haul was really a recognition of the entire franchise.
—Scott Feinberg, HollywoodReporter, 22 Jan. 2026
The only sport universally understood to be better when watched in person is hockey.
—Los Angeles Times, 22 Jan. 2026
Courts have almost universally blocked these attempts as violating the underlying statutes establishing the federal programs.
—Ronald Brownstein, Twin Cities, 22 Jan. 2026
More precisely, there’s an endless array of prompt injection attacks waiting to be discovered, and they cannot be prevented universally.
—Bruce Schneier, IEEE Spectrum, 21 Jan. 2026
The very term homeland security, which wasn’t universally admired, was meant to evoke something shared that every American would want to protect.
—Nick Miroff, The Atlantic, 17 Jan. 2026
Joseph Ataman, CNN Money, 24 Jan. 2026
Spending has risen almost universally, but outcomes have not improved.
—James Hadley, Forbes.com, 23 Jan. 2026
Courts have almost universally blocked these attempts as violating the underlying statutes establishing the federal programs.
—Ronald Brownstein, Mercury News, 23 Jan. 2026
While The Return of the King was certainly a very fine film, it was universally understood at the time that its big Oscars haul was really a recognition of the entire franchise.
—Scott Feinberg, HollywoodReporter, 22 Jan. 2026
The only sport universally understood to be better when watched in person is hockey.
—Los Angeles Times, 22 Jan. 2026
Courts have almost universally blocked these attempts as violating the underlying statutes establishing the federal programs.
—Ronald Brownstein, Twin Cities, 22 Jan. 2026
More precisely, there’s an endless array of prompt injection attacks waiting to be discovered, and they cannot be prevented universally.
—Bruce Schneier, IEEE Spectrum, 21 Jan. 2026
The very term homeland security, which wasn’t universally admired, was meant to evoke something shared that every American would want to protect.
—Nick Miroff, The Atlantic, 17 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for universally
Adverb
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China designed the reactor domestically and now deploys it widely along its coastline.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
28 Jan. 2026
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Even so, products for women have been funded, approved by regulators and marketed widely, side effects and all.—
Ana Castelain,
Bloomberg,
28 Jan. 2026
Adverb
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As of 2024, about 754 cases have been reported globally, though that figure is probably underestimated.—
Michal Ruprecht,
CNN Money,
30 Jan. 2026
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If all goes to plan, orders are slated to ship globally in June 2026.—
Abhimanyu Ghoshal,
New Atlas,
30 Jan. 2026
Adverb
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History tells us that when productivity jumps suddenly and broadly, economic growth follows.—
Allen Buchanan,
Oc Register,
24 Jan. 2026
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Stacy Hawthorne, board chair of the Consortium for School Networking, an association for school technology officials that signed the letter, is concerned that some are conflating social media, which can cause problems for children, with technology more broadly, which can help students learn.—
Tyler Kingkade,
NBC news,
23 Jan. 2026
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Totals in these areas are generally expected to be lower, but even an inch or less of snow would be disruptive in places like Atlanta that rarely see winter weather.—
Briana Waxman,
CNN Money,
30 Jan. 2026
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That is something that might apply to both of these teams more generally after such an uplifting 2024-25 campaign.—
Oliver Kay,
New York Times,
30 Jan. 2026
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But for how extensively Sucesso’s style has been technologically determined by his controllers, he’s made remarkably vibrant use of the palette available to him.—
Benny Sun,
Pitchfork,
23 Jan. 2026
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Chiarella spoke extensively to those with firsthand experience.—
David Canfield,
HollywoodReporter,
23 Jan. 2026
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“Universally.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/universally. Accessed 1 Feb. 2026.
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