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
Farmville, the town that Dorothy left behind in the 1940s, had become in the 1950s a microcosm of Americas struggle over integration in its public schools.
From "Hidden Figures" by Margot Lee Shetterly
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The undulating layers and microcosms that make up her jewelry’s signature “biomorphic” look extend into her fine art practice, as well.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 30, 2025
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
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 Leadem, Christopher
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