hot waters

noun

plural of hot water
as in soups

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  1. soups
  2. nodes
  3. difficulties
Noun
  • The restaurant also offers bao buns, rolls, dim sum, meat and seafood, noodles, soups, rice and curry plates.
    — Jason Dill, Miami Herald, 28 Sep. 2026
  • Naydelin Chau Parra said diners can expect to see both Mexican and Asian soups, like beef ramen and spicy chicken noodle soup on the menu.
    — Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 28 Sep. 2026
Definition of soups
Noun
  • Aireen Omar | Malaysia Malaysia is becoming one of the key nodes in the AI supply chain, home to both a growing data-center and semiconductor sector.
    — Ashleigh Nghiem, Fortune, 5 Oct. 2026
  • By weaving lasercomm links across space, airborne and terrestrial nodes alongside existing fiber and RF, leaders create self-healing mesh networks that guarantee mission-critical throughput even when primary links are severed or jammed.
    — Rohit Jha, Forbes.com, 1 Oct. 2026
Definition of nodes
Noun
  • Or a national wealth tax could attempt to avoid such obvious legal difficulties.
    — Nicholas Lemann, New Yorker, 4 Oct. 2026
  • On Sunday morning, Associated Press journalists reported seeing multiple polling places where voting couldn’t begin on time because of difficulties with the new digital technology.
    — Eldar Emric, Los Angeles Times, 4 Oct. 2026
Definition of difficulties
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