microcosm
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But the way which Fox saw off the competition - and played the final hole - was a microcosm of his approach to the sport.
From BBC ● Jul. 19, 2026
“Night Nurse” is more about the microcosm of this sleepy retirement community — where money and power still have influence, despite their stasis — than it is the outcome of Eleni and Douglas’ affair.
From Salon ● Jul. 15, 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
“The university becomes a microcosm of the country.”
From "Purple Hibiscus" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
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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
“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
Beautifully illustrated by her brother, Billy Renkl, “The Comfort of Crows” may help readers see their own microcosms in a different light.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 6, 2024
“Hospitals and other health care entities are microcosms of society,” said Rumay Alexander, who teaches nursing at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and advises the American Nurses Association.
From New York Times ● Oct. 24, 2023
Only the sounds of late-migrating geese disturbed the stillness, passing over but not touching the thousand microcosms below, alone unto themselves.
From The Mantooth by Christopher Leadem
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