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microcosm

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


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When they scored, it was a microcosm of their class, a lethal moment of accuracy and brilliance.

From BBC ● Jun. 19, 2026

“The View” is not just a television show; it is a microcosm of the electorate Vance needs and does not yet have.

From Salon ● Jun. 17, 2026

Her family is a microcosm of the diaspora, she said, with her mother, an Iranian Christian, and other relatives of various faith backgrounds, including Baha’i, Zoroastrian, secular Muslim and Sufi expressions.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 14, 2026

Hassabis’s life is a microcosm of the AI industry’s broader evolution.

From MarketWatch ● May 23, 2026

I hope my experience will be a microcosm for readers, who will also appreciate art in direct proportion to the amount of knowledge they bring to it.

From "The Annotated Mona Lisa" by Carol Strickland and John Boswell

Her approach consists of combining aerosol and seawater samples with sediment records, satellite data and lab microcosms to pin down cause and effect.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 10, 2025

The second is that issues like trans health care, which is focused on a small and vulnerable community, can be microcosms of much bigger problems, and should be situated in context.

From Slate ● Jun. 23, 2025

“So why would we not shine a spotlight on sports that are microcosms of the real world? What I love about ultimate is that mixed isn’t combining two things. Ultimate is mixed, at its core.”

From BBC ● May 6, 2024

“These tiny microcosms live together in a beautiful way and give space to each other,” she noted.

From New York Times ● Mar. 2, 2023

The differentiating process occurs in an order determined by the historic architecture of the microcosms, so that the proper determinants are liberated at the proper time for the modelling of the tissues and organs.

From The Biological Problem of To-day Preformation Or Epigenesis? The Basis of a Theory of Organic Development by Oscar Hertwig




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