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The encounter took place less than two weeks after a confrontation at another South China Sea hot spot—Scarborough Shoal—that saw a Chinese navy destroyer and a China coast guard ship collide after being outmaneuvered by a smaller Philippine coast guard cutter.
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Micah McCartney, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 Aug. 2025
There’s always a new shop, food truck, or restaurant that seemingly pops up overnight, meaning this neighborhood is a hot spot for trendy eats and buzzy nights.
—Amanda Ogle, Travel + Leisure, 23 Aug. 2025
Familiar names, new Nashville hot spot Philip Krajeck’s restaurants defy easy categorization.
—Laura L. Davis, The Tennessean, 21 Aug. 2025
Then by December, he got thrown into a hot spot and acquitted himself well.
—Parker Gabriel, Denver Post, 20 Aug. 2025
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Micah McCartney, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 Aug. 2025
There’s always a new shop, food truck, or restaurant that seemingly pops up overnight, meaning this neighborhood is a hot spot for trendy eats and buzzy nights.
—Amanda Ogle, Travel + Leisure, 23 Aug. 2025
Familiar names, new Nashville hot spot Philip Krajeck’s restaurants defy easy categorization.
—Laura L. Davis, The Tennessean, 21 Aug. 2025
Then by December, he got thrown into a hot spot and acquitted himself well.
—Parker Gabriel, Denver Post, 20 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hot spot
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Family members had to rush the boy to the hospital following the attack at New Beginnings Child Enrichment Center, while a day care worker allegedly killed the snake before children returned to the playground the next day.—
Latoya Gayle,
PEOPLE,
8 Sep. 2025
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Even Sinner’s groundstroke attacks rarely knocked over the skittles in Alcaraz’s playground.—
Tim Ellis,
Forbes.com,
8 Sep. 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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Bees are matriarchal, with a queen bee in charge of the hive.—
Elizabeth Bass Parman,
PEOPLE,
7 Sep. 2025
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In the front yard of his house on the outskirts of downtown Napa, Sevigny watched a honeybee crawl around on the gravel a few feet from its hive.—
Ethan Baron,
Mercury News,
7 Sep. 2025
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Scotland has been a kind of ground zero for restrictions on free speech rights for the pro-life community.—
Benjamin Weinthal,
FOXNews.com,
7 Sep. 2025
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The Cuckoo’s Nest/Zubie’s parking lot in Costa Mesa became ground zero for clashes between punks and cowboys.—
Matthew Wills,
JSTOR Daily,
31 Aug. 2025
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Rasheed was mostly raised by a single mother who struggled financially, in San Diego’s Skyline neighborhood, infamous for being a hotbed of gang activity.—
Théoden Janes,
Charlotte Observer,
9 Sep. 2025
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Georgia is a hotbed for youth baseball, but Condon was not considered a hot prospect while playing high school baseball at The Walker School in Marietta, Ga.—
Patrick Saunders,
Denver Post,
6 Sep. 2025
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Security operations centers have become the nerve center of defense—but also its biggest bottleneck.—
Tony Bradley,
Forbes.com,
28 Aug. 2025
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This should be five-alarm fire for Wall Street, an institution that owes much of its success to the existence of a US monetary policy nerve center that is, by law and by tradition, insulated from the whims of any one party or politician.—
Allison Morrow,
CNN Money,
27 Aug. 2025
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Discard the tired-looking center and separate clumps from the outer edges by hand or use a sharp knife or pruning saw.—
Rita Pelczar,
Better Homes & Gardens,
5 Sep. 2025
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Public and private investors would develop the Gaza Strip into a center of tech innovation and tourism, with high-rises.—
Michele Chabin,
The Washington Examiner,
5 Sep. 2025
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Luang Prabang This city in north-central Laos, which is also a UNESCO World Heritage site, is the beating heart of Lao Buddhism.—
Jack Tydeman,
Travel + Leisure,
1 Sep. 2025
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Generally, the district is located in north-central Tennessee along the state’s border with Kentucky.—
Austin Hornbostel,
The Tennessean,
30 Aug. 2025
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“Hot spot.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hot%20spot. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.
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