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
Steinbeck creates a microcosm of American society, where disability, gender, race and class are all represented and shaped by an economic hierarchy.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 1, 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
Hassabis’s life is a microcosm of the AI industry’s broader evolution.
From MarketWatch ● May 23, 2026
It might be thought that Copernicus was responsible for the destruction of the correspondence between microcosm and macrocosm.
From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton
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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
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
My project Common Ground delves into how London parks serve as microcosms of infinite perspectives, a stage from which to observe the myriad of facets in urban life.
From BBC ● Jun. 19, 2024
Since Marcel lives in the human world, Slate said that one of the major joys of creating his microcosms lies in repurposing household items from their intended use for his everyday activities.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 24, 2022
One need not go to the antipodes to find the nerves and the tissues, the flesh and the blood, of these planetary evocations, of these microcosms of the universe.
From Suspended Judgments Essays on Books and Sensations by John Cowper Powys
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