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hot spots

noun

variants also hotspots

plural of hot spot

as in happy hunting grounds

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Recent Examples of hot spots Top mobile hot spots for 10 devices Compatible with the Verizon network, this mobile hot spot allows 10 simultaneous connections. — Bestreviews, Mercury News, 8 Jan. 2026

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Noun

Both playgrounds are expected to be ready for the 2026-27 school year, and the district also plans to bring similar playground improvements to other schools.

— Joseph States, Chicago Tribune, 31 Mar. 2026
In some settlements, playgrounds were crowded, with five times the number of children per playground, when compared to other settlements with similar populations.

— Laurie Winkless, Forbes.com, 26 Aug. 2025

Definition of playgrounds

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Within the next year, EAV could be back near full strength as one of Atlanta’s most interesting nerve centers for food and drink.

— Henri Hollis, AJC.com, 6 Aug. 2026
The targets were not rocket launchers or weapons depots, according to the Israel Defense Forces (IDF), but the nerve centers of the organization — command rooms, intelligence headquarters and offices where Hezbollah commanders planned the next stage of the fight.

— Efrat Lachter, FOXNews.com, 15 Apr. 2026

Definition of nerve centers

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That’s quite a claim from a man who oversees one of the world’s most prolific hotbeds of anti-vaccine conspiracism.

— Will Oremus, The Atlantic, 12 Aug. 2026
However, Canada’s success at the World Cup could lead to even more interest in soccer in traditional hockey hotbeds.

— Shelby Blackley, New York Times, 4 July 2026

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