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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Jon Jacobson, Forbes.com, 7 Apr. 2025
The seeming universality of the loopholes reported by parents demonstrates that the behavior can be generalized to a range of real-world situations.
—Charlotte Hu, Scientific American, 27 Mar. 2025
The universality of these themes here that August is talking about.
—H. Alan Scott, Newsweek, 20 Nov. 2024
The album was a bid for universality; it was received as a self-portrait.
—Anna Wiener, The New Yorker, 24 Mar. 2025
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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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