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8 o& ~4 n% ^# r _$ ^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. " o) L+ i1 f H1 g& H, i& \
Example: Many aspiring young artists are advised to learn by copying the masters.; J4 e8 d; \1 E* m7 ~6 l: Q- ^. k1 Q
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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)
9 v3 v8 b, K7 m7 M ^0 @4 KExample: Kitchell says the city was a microcosm of all American culture during the '60s...
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0 W) S9 y" s3 N3. 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.
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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.: ?5 K6 ?$ u# |" d7 i
Example: It was hard for him to be aware of her; he kept sinking back into black preoccupation. = obsession 2 L4 Z+ s/ X2 y9 q6 { b: u
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