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2 B; s p: Y& \0 u4 [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.
8 R; `. h6 b; {$ i: kExample: Many aspiring young artists are advised to learn by copying the masters.
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; M z5 [4 N. Y5 U( M0 e2. 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) [1 ?2 L% x( K% H
Example: Kitchell says the city was a microcosm of all American culture during the '60s...$ e/ h7 o$ ?+ Q& ^
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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. 0 V, f3 J. w2 r: R
Example: In his preoccupation with Robyn, Crook had neglected everything. ' f3 _! |+ s- e- 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.- B: J$ R, p1 R- A r
Example: It was hard for him to be aware of her; he kept sinking back into black preoccupation. = obsession ( }+ Z Z8 b H: }! _
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