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The celebration of tiki and Polynesian culture had to say aloha to new locations when the South Florida hula hot spot — formally called the Mai-Kai Restaurant and Polynesian Show — famously closed in October 2020 because of damages caused by a burst sprinkler pipe.
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Rod Stafford Hagwood, Sun Sentinel, 3 June 2025
Each stretch of seaside tells a unique story, from the Panhandle’s creamy white sand and old Florida towns, to the Atlantic’s surfing hot spots and rocket-launching watch points.
—Kelsey Glennon, Southern Living, 8 June 2025
Crews will be working throughout the night to put out any hot spots and reinforce containment lines.
—Ca Wildfire Bot, Sacbee.com, 8 June 2025
The investment was among the largest this year in the Greater Los Angeles region, which remains a hot spot for investments in both old and new tech companies poised for growth.
—Queenie Wong, Los Angeles Times, 6 June 2025
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Rod Stafford Hagwood, Sun Sentinel, 3 June 2025
Each stretch of seaside tells a unique story, from the Panhandle’s creamy white sand and old Florida towns, to the Atlantic’s surfing hot spots and rocket-launching watch points.
—Kelsey Glennon, Southern Living, 8 June 2025
Crews will be working throughout the night to put out any hot spots and reinforce containment lines.
—Ca Wildfire Bot, Sacbee.com, 8 June 2025
The investment was among the largest this year in the Greater Los Angeles region, which remains a hot spot for investments in both old and new tech companies poised for growth.
—Queenie Wong, Los Angeles Times, 6 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hot spot
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For weeks now, groups of locals have staged protests across Venice's most iconic spots to denounce their city allegedly being turned into a playground for the second-richest man in the world, while residents struggle with rising housing costs and the consequences of over-tourism.—
Giulia Carbonaro,
MSNBC Newsweek,
25 June 2025
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What’s next: The new Tropical Americas land will take over this space, although it too is expected to have a playground.—
Dewayne Bevil,
The Orlando Sentinel,
25 June 2025
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With nearly 50,000 examples made and more than 46,000 of those sold in the United States over four years, the 560 SL offers a happy hunting ground for drivers seeking a classic convertible with the creature comforts of a near-contemporary car.—
Robert Ross,
Robb Report,
16 May 2025
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Everton’s Goodison Park stadium hasn’t always been a happy hunting ground for Manchester City.—
Zak Garner-Purkis,
Forbes.com,
20 Apr. 2025
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Beekeepers carefully manage their hives to keep Africanized queens out.—
Elizabeth Weise,
USA Today,
23 June 2025
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Having spent hours by his hives, caring for the bees and harvesting honey, and learning about its nutritious properties.—
Claudia Alarcón,
Forbes.com,
16 June 2025
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Fox is ground zero for the kinds of vicious lies about immigrants that Trump has been spewing on the presidential stage for a decade.—
Marjorie García,
Billboard,
26 June 2025
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From Garage Grit to Global Scale—Financed by Betting the Family Home At just 18, Namit Malhotra turned his father’s garage in Mumbai into ground zero for what would become a global media empire.—
Sindhya Valloppillil,
Forbes.com,
17 June 2025
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The coastal community that’s been a hotbed of neo-Nazi activity for decades?—
Gustavo Arellano,
Los Angeles Times,
28 June 2025
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Healthcare is already a hotbed of AI activity, which has more than proved its worth as a tool for diagnosing illness, monitoring recovery, and developing new medicines.—
Bernard Marr,
Forbes.com,
25 June 2025
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The base is a critical nerve center for American forces and operations in the Middle East from its perch in the central Gulf.—
Kathryn Palmer,
USA Today,
23 June 2025
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This serves to emphasize northwest Connecticut’s status as a nerve center for world-class artistic talent, as well as the hotels’ commitment to that tradition.—
Marcia DeSanctis,
Travel + Leisure,
20 June 2025
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Wolf, a seven-foot, 250-pound center, spent his first two college seasons at Yale before transferring to Michigan.—
Kels Dayton,
Hartford Courant,
26 June 2025
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Others, such as 18-year-old fellow center back Jordyn Bugg and 21-year-old Lilly Reale, will be playing with Girma for the first time.—
Tamerra Griffin,
New York Times,
26 June 2025
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Furthermore, research shows that a deficiency in gut germs that produce butyrate (a short-chain fatty acid central to the health of the gut-brain axis) can cause fatigue.67 4.—
Qin Rao,
Verywell Health,
4 June 2025
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As the World Cup approaches, with Vancouver central to the country’s role in hosting it, the Whitecaps are mirroring Canada’s national team in more ways than one.—
Joshua Kloke,
New York Times,
30 May 2025
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