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microcosm

[mahy-kruh-koz-uhm] / ˈmaɪ krəˌkɒz əm /


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"That's the sort of microcosm of what I see in America at its best moments."

From Barron's ● Oct. 18, 2026

Ultimately, it’s a microcosm of a larger battle playing out across Southern California as cities ask existential questions in an effort to solve the housing crunch.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 5, 2026

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

This monster of a land, this mightiest of nations, this spawn of the future, turns out to be the macrocosm of microcosm me.

From "Travels with Charley in Search of America" by John Steinbeck

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

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

“These tiny microcosms live together in a beautiful way and give space to each other,” she noted.

From New York Times ● Mar. 2, 2023

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

The differentiating process occurs in an order determined by the historic architecture of the microcosms, so that the proper determinants are liberated at the proper time for the modelling of the tissues and organs.

From The Biological Problem of To-day Preformation Or Epigenesis? The Basis of a Theory of Organic Development by Oscar Hertwig


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