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microcosmos

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In many ways, the duo are a microcosm of Parkinson’s Wrexham in that both are proven Championship performers who can be relied upon to give everything.

— Richard Sutcliffe, New York Times, 3 Sep. 2026
Iowa's 1st District is a microcosm of the state, largely rural with urban and suburban pockets.

— ABC News, ABC News, 24 Aug. 2026

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This is how her Gemini Venus makes all of her multidisciplinary artistic practices coalesce into one cohesive universe.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 2 Sep. 2026
But this doesn't seem to be the case with the supermassive black holes in the early universe seen by the JWST.

— Robert Lea, Space.com, 2 Sep. 2026

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The Swift Observatory has been observing the cosmos for more than two-decades, but its rapidly declining orbit has put it in jeopardy of reentering Earth's atmosphere and burning up.

— Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 20 Aug. 2026
Speaking of God, the pedal steel is capable of exaltation, too, the rise and fall of its strings able to emulate a glorious choir or a keening request or spread out like the cosmos itself.

— Grayson Haver Currin, Pitchfork, 20 July 2026

Definition of cosmos

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An inflatable sphere not only cannot tip over, but the form factor also insulates its internal components from sharp rocks, dust, and the huge temperature swings from over 93 °C in sunlit spots to minus 240 °C in the shade inside lunar craters.

— IEEE Spectrum, IEEE Spectrum, 3 Sep. 2026
Earlier this year a behind-the-scenes spat between Hardy, screenwriter Jez Butterworth and producer David Glasser spilled into the public sphere when it was claimed Hardy had been fired from the show.

— K.J. Yossman, Variety, 3 Sep. 2026

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