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9 f3 C& f& n1 s6 D3 ~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.
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, C4 u" v2 {: q% K" Y5 F8 W2. 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) 2 j) x( r+ v$ S3 P
Example: Kitchell says the city was a microcosm of all American culture during the '60s... s) ]2 b7 w: ~5 k
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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.
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l' |2 @( 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.
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