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Word: microcosms (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1930-1939
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...past they have indicated with considerable accuracy the political temper of the country. In 1928 the primary showed Hoover and Smith as the two party candidates, and the final election gave the Republican candidate the presidency. The present CRIMSON poll, taken in a metropolitan university community, reflects in microcosm the political mind of the nation...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: RESULTS OF THE STRAW VOTE | 3/31/1932 | See Source »

Coconuts v. Whales Sirs: Our tight little island is a microcosm of world troubles. Just now rubber is fluttering on verge of bankruptcy. . . . Many estates have stopped working, others cutting down costs to minimum. . . . Many a man has lost the savings of his lifetime...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Letters, Apr. 13, 1931 | 4/13/1931 | See Source »

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