| It might be assumed that the birds' near-universal distribution led to comparable practices arising independently in different localities. |
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| The selection of these pejoratives tells us a good deal, as does the near-universal acceptance by the mass media of the associated vernacular. |
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| His appeal was never limited to the staid or the traditional listeners of music and his toe-tapping, strict-tempo style had near-universal appeal. |
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| Universal or near-universal pre-school is a fact of life in most OECD countries, and someday it will come to pass in this one. |
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