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microcosm

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


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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

The long journey to get a subway along Wilshire, Elkind said, is a microcosm of just how difficult it is to build rail in L.A.

From Los Angeles Times • May 7, 2026

Our critic called the show “an ingenious microcosm, focused on the ‘candlelight’ nocturnes of 1765 to 1773, when Wright was present at the creation of our age of science and spectacle.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 3, 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




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