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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.
1 C1 T5 H1 O2 d% |Example: Many aspiring young artists are advised to learn by copying the masters.
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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)
; |% i. h: @# {/ D! W3 n% c/ @ o) ]Example: Kitchell says the city was a microcosm of all American culture during the '60s...' _: u3 i. S! |! C
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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. ) ~& c/ u7 z |& f) c6 D% G
Example: In his preoccupation with Robyn, Crook had neglected everything.
5 k& F+ u/ O$ c$ z% g- N+ g, E 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.
6 u9 t6 R9 o" X/ BExample: It was hard for him to be aware of her; he kept sinking back into black preoccupation. = obsession
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