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
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
It is a microcosm of the world’s society, with one important exception: Nearly everyone attending the festival is well educated.
From Salon ● May 22, 2026
Here, in this microcosm, we must look for those factors that somehow shift the marvelously functioning mechanisms of the cell out of their normal patterns.
From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson
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
“These tiny microcosms live together in a beautiful way and give space to each other,” she noted.
From New York Times ● Mar. 2, 2023
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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