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6 H% `, Z, ^+ g1. 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. % D, d! Z! x6 I" [
Example: Many aspiring young artists are advised to learn by copying the masters.
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5 n9 T/ H+ P; n, g" n* \. ~+ Y2. 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)
$ E! J/ `8 }0 N' z7 T6 c- s# yExample: Kitchell says the city was a microcosm of all American culture during the '60s...
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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.
4 t4 X1 Z% A- D, l2 xExample: In his preoccupation with Robyn, Crook had neglected everything. , y7 \9 A/ Y9 R0 i
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.
$ W3 h9 k x i& ~" BExample: It was hard for him to be aware of her; he kept sinking back into black preoccupation. = obsession
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