microcosm
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The opener was a microcosm; Naderi robbing Cameron Carter-Vickers, Kelsy then picking out Neil for a sumptuous finish.
From BBC ● Sep. 13, 2026
In reality, he was an enterprising newspaperman whose passion for Hong Kong is a microcosm of his love for America.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 20, 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
Hassabis’s life is a microcosm of the AI industry’s broader evolution.
From MarketWatch ● May 23, 2026
The laundry room was both one of the wars obscure crannies and a microcosm of the war itself, a sophisticated, efficient machine capable of processing eighteen thousand bundles of laundry each week.
From "Hidden Figures" by Margot Lee Shetterly
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
What are the qualities of the participants, the microcosms, and how are these qualities reflected in our nursing communities?
From Humanistic Nursing by Josephine G. Paterson
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