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1. aspiring/əˈspaɪər/ If you use aspiring to describe someone who is starting a particular career, you mean that they are trying to become successful in it. ! A! X! {. F6 p( v
Example: Many aspiring young artists are advised to learn by copying the masters., Y% e k9 D' M N; c4 P' V
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2. microcosm/ˈmaɪ krəˌkɒz əm/A microcosm is a small society, place, or activity which has all the typical features of a much larger one and so seems like a smaller version of it. (FORMAL) ' D" n2 ]# t4 c$ u K1 c& D* L
Example: Kitchell says the city was a microcosm of all American culture during the '60s...
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1 x* C* L2 V# c) ^3. preoccupation/priˌɒk yəˈpeɪ ʃən, ˌpri ɒk-/I. N-Count If you have a preoccupation with something or someone, you keep thinking about them because they are important to you. 2 Z% v, l4 v# {1 l9 q2 U9 i/ v: o
Example: In his preoccupation with Robyn, Crook had neglected everything. % C) L! V9 h9 ?) N8 r
II. N-Uncount Preoccupation is a state of mind in which you think about something so much that you do not consider other things to be important.' V9 f3 \1 Y/ e/ x6 Q3 i
Example: It was hard for him to be aware of her; he kept sinking back into black preoccupation. = obsession ' |0 c5 b* T( `4 W$ ~
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