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Recent Examples of hot spot
California has been losing business to production hubs in regions with generous tax incentives, including New Jersey, which has recently become an East Coast production hot spot.
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Rebecca Keegan, NBC news, 7 Jan. 2026
In recent years, Sarasota has become more of a hot spot for luxury real estate.
—Tori Latham, Robb Report, 7 Jan. 2026
The restaurant soon became an Austin hot spot, a home to regulars and date nights tapping into the romance of the Italian cuisine and aesthetic, and a training ground for many young chefs, including Jesse Griffiths (Dai Due) and Tom Micklethwait (Micklethwait Barbecue).
—Matthew Odam, Austin American Statesman, 5 Jan. 2026
Third-party sites operating out of New Jersey list the facility’s address as Franklin Avenue, a crime hot spot in south Minneapolis.
—Mia Cathell, The Washington Examiner, 1 Jan. 2026
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Rebecca Keegan, NBC news, 7 Jan. 2026
In recent years, Sarasota has become more of a hot spot for luxury real estate.
—Tori Latham, Robb Report, 7 Jan. 2026
The restaurant soon became an Austin hot spot, a home to regulars and date nights tapping into the romance of the Italian cuisine and aesthetic, and a training ground for many young chefs, including Jesse Griffiths (Dai Due) and Tom Micklethwait (Micklethwait Barbecue).
—Matthew Odam, Austin American Statesman, 5 Jan. 2026
Third-party sites operating out of New Jersey list the facility’s address as Franklin Avenue, a crime hot spot in south Minneapolis.
—Mia Cathell, The Washington Examiner, 1 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hot spot
Noun
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Along with the playground and trail, amenities to the park include pickleball courts, basketball court repairs, a picnic area and a community garden.—
Lou Ponsi,
Oc Register,
13 Jan. 2026
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Bobby Dodd Stadium, or Grant Field at the time, was a playground for David Epps growing up.—
Sarah K. Spencer,
AJC.com,
12 Jan. 2026
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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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If outside is a hive of activity, inside the vibe is calm and refined, and the guests—decidedly well-heeled.—
Caitlin Gunther,
Condé Nast Traveler,
12 Jan. 2026
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On Tuesday afternoon, the sidewalk in front of the facility had become a hive of activity – including the return of Nick Shirley – as media and Shirley supporters watched adults escorting children in and out.—
Andy Rose,
CNN Money,
1 Jan. 2026
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Treasury Secretary Bessent called Minnesota ground zero for what may be the most egregious welfare scam in our nation's history to date; 85 of the 98 people who were charged by the Justice Department with this welfare scheme are Somali.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
11 Jan. 2026
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Now Good's death is set to be turned into another political football with the Land of 10,000 Lakes once again being the possible ground zero of civil unrest ahead of a critical election, political observers say.—
Phillip M. Bailey,
USA Today,
11 Jan. 2026
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Part tour guide, part dream coach, Ney’s job was to explain how such a gargantuan feat was even possible, especially built on a strata of unstable mud near a hotbed of seismic activity.—
Katie Lauer,
Mercury News,
22 Dec. 2025
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Authorities say the shooters had spent much of November in the Philippines, an area known as a hotbed for terrorists.—
Mahsa Saeidi,
CBS News,
22 Dec. 2025
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The center's nerve center is physically located at police headquarters.—
Jonathan Limehouse,
USA Today,
13 Dec. 2025
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La MaMa wouldn’t make its name as a nerve center of avant-garde ingenuity until a few years later, when Hair: The American Tribal Love-Rock Musical staged its world premiere there in 1967, and by association La MaMa became a countercultural phenomenon.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
12 Dec. 2025
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Godfall tells the story of a small Nebraska town, which becomes the center of the world when a giant alien crash lands out of the sky beside it.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
16 Jan. 2026
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Mitsubishi is looking to capitalize on rising power needs from data centers, manufacturing, as well as LNG exports, by expanding in the the world's largest gas market, citing domestic consumption, production, exports, and further demand growth.—
Lim Hui Jie,
CNBC,
16 Jan. 2026
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In Plateau State in north-central Nigeria, 546 Christians were killed compared with 48 Muslims.—
Paul Tilsley,
FOXNews.com,
13 Jan. 2026
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Set the scene On the corner of the swanky Avenue George V, Fouquet’s is smack dab in tourist central.—
Caitlin Gunther,
Condé Nast Traveler,
12 Jan. 2026
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“Hot spot.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hot%20spot. Accessed 19 Jan. 2026.
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