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a place or environment that favors the development of something
prerevolutionary Boston was viewed as a hotbed of treason by the British
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Recent Examples of hotbeds
Although several players moved around as kids, their hometowns are concentrated in some American soccer hotbeds — especially in the Northeast.
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Henry Bushnell,
New York Times,
11 June 2026
Microblogging and social networking platforms like Tumblr and MySpace became hotbeds for advice on disordered eating.
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Jordyn Tovey,
The Conversation,
22 May 2026
Big cities are hotbeds of outsourcing.
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Elaine Pofeldt,
Forbes.com,
20 May 2026
Though separated by roughly 2,200 miles (3,547 kilometers) and an international border, the two newest markets meet various league expansion criteria, including being hotbeds for female hockey development.
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John Wawrow,
Chicago Tribune,
13 May 2026
These vessels have been notorious hotbeds for the spread of other infectious diseases, such as COVID-19 and norovirus.
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Tom Gavin,
EverydayHealth.com,
5 May 2026
Sonja Shaw Shaw is the Chino Valley Unified School District board president and a Republican activist who emerged as a major player in the COVID-era parental rights movement as conservative families grew concerned that public schools were becoming hotbeds of leftist indoctrination.
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Lia Russell,
Sacbee.com,
22 Apr. 2026
Twenty-six of the schools who’ve produced more than Carroll are located in the California or Florida hotbeds.
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Shawn McFarland,
Dallas Morning News,
20 Mar. 2026
Those places aren’t exactly hotbeds for future big leaguers.
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Gary Phillips,
New York Daily News,
27 Jan. 2026
Henry Bushnell,
New York Times,
11 June 2026
Microblogging and social networking platforms like Tumblr and MySpace became hotbeds for advice on disordered eating.
—
Jordyn Tovey,
The Conversation,
22 May 2026
Big cities are hotbeds of outsourcing.
—
Elaine Pofeldt,
Forbes.com,
20 May 2026
Though separated by roughly 2,200 miles (3,547 kilometers) and an international border, the two newest markets meet various league expansion criteria, including being hotbeds for female hockey development.
—
John Wawrow,
Chicago Tribune,
13 May 2026
These vessels have been notorious hotbeds for the spread of other infectious diseases, such as COVID-19 and norovirus.
—
Tom Gavin,
EverydayHealth.com,
5 May 2026
Sonja Shaw Shaw is the Chino Valley Unified School District board president and a Republican activist who emerged as a major player in the COVID-era parental rights movement as conservative families grew concerned that public schools were becoming hotbeds of leftist indoctrination.
—
Lia Russell,
Sacbee.com,
22 Apr. 2026
Twenty-six of the schools who’ve produced more than Carroll are located in the California or Florida hotbeds.
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Shawn McFarland,
Dallas Morning News,
20 Mar. 2026
Those places aren’t exactly hotbeds for future big leaguers.
—
Gary Phillips,
New York Daily News,
27 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for hotbeds
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Lahore is the capital of Pakistan’s most populous Punjab province, where many parents send their children to private tutoring centers in the afternoon and evening.
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Kennard could have provided a critical floor-spacing piece around Doncic, who thrives when surrounded by lob-catching centers, athletic wings and knockdown shooters.
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The fest is becoming a beacon for those who still pine for former jam meccas like Gathering of the Vibes, Wakarusa, Rothbury, and 10,000 Lakes.
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With one day left to declare candidacy in the race for Los Angeles mayor, all eyes are on Rick Caruso, the billionaire developer behind outdoor shopping meccas like The Grove.
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While many gardeners choose to purchase young trees from nurseries, growing a cherry tree from its seed can be a rewarding experience.
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Through behind-the-scenes glimpses of coral nurseries, reef restoration projects and marine life encounters, Hi-c hopes to introduce more people to an underwater world many never have the opportunity to see for themselves.
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Now the tomatoes are heirloom from hothouses, and unfortunately, my tomato slices were mushy.
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These hothouses draw an inexhaustible supply of idealistic pilgrims who’ve chosen to forego more stable and remunerative career paths in pursuit of the high-wire act that is a meaningful creative life.
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Southwestern Seminary continues to be one of the largest and best resourced seminaries among the 280 seminaries accredited by the Association of Theological Schools, Dockery said in his letter.
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The politically powerful ultra-Orthodox parties have won exemptions for their followers to forgo military service and instead study in religious seminaries, but those exemptions are under threat.
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Many native ants have single colonies with one queen, but Asian needle ants can live in supercolonies with multiple nests and multiple queens, sharing resources and moving between nests.
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Intervention isn't usually allowed at eagle nests, but since the problem clearly had a human cause, people got permission to step in.
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