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microcosm

[mahy-kruh-koz-uhm] / ˈmaɪ krəˌkɒz əm /


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It was, for a while, a microcosm of what made USC’s season so uneven.

From Los Angeles Times

“It’s really a microcosm for climate change,” she said.

From The Wall Street Journal

But Mace’s relationship to the Epstein files is a microcosm of a larger dilemma facing Republican women — both politicians and voters — as a whole.

From Salon

It was a camp that summed up the head coach's reign in microcosm: positive results but fans left wanting more from a talented squad.

From BBC

His memoir, “Turf Wars,” is a modern-day “Mr. Smith Goes to Washington,” except this Mr. Smith is a descendant of slaves who believes the NFL’s “plantation” system is a microcosm of America.

From The Wall Street Journal