Angular 8 universal not working gives an error strict mode code may not contain ‘with’ statements

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This error comes to me via usage of Angular Universal. When attempting to serve my development server and accessing any of the pages, I am greeted to a blank screen and this error in the console:

SyntaxError: strict mode code may not contain ‘with’ statements

specifically pointing to this line as the issue: https://github.com/fgnass/domino/blob/master/lib/sloppy.js#L10

Source: Angular Questions