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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. : h6 E1 m' |0 _4 U
Example: Many aspiring young artists are advised to learn by copying the masters.0 S1 E2 n$ N4 J" h4 n
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' e; ^ j7 P! }! w+ x hExample: Kitchell says the city was a microcosm of all American culture during the '60s...
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9 o" F s# z( e3. 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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1 k7 v- R5 ?* ` 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.1 C. A4 \& t) \2 p' X3 q+ {
Example: It was hard for him to be aware of her; he kept sinking back into black preoccupation. = obsession . n n7 K7 E2 [
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