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nests

noun

plural of nest

as in centers

a place or environment that favors the development of something suspected that the elite private universities were a nest of antigovernment sentiments

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a place where a person goes to hide or to avoid others headed back to her cozy nest in the mountains for a little rest and relaxation

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Recent Examples of nests Humans have sought out these nests for nearly a century in Florida. — Alex Harris july 8, Miami Herald, 8 July 2026 Heavy rain can drive pests like ants and rodents into your home as their outdoor nests flood. — Alora Bopray, USA Today, 8 July 2026 These solitary, nonaggressive bees use small pieces of leaves to build their nests, causing only cosmetic harm to the plant. — Rita Perwich, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 July 2026 To discourage them from building nests in your lawn, fill in any bare patches with grass seed or other plants and fertilize regularly. — Michelle Mastro, Martha Stewart, 29 June 2026 Most bird nests are legally protected, so if eggs or chicks are present, leave the nest undisturbed until the birds move on. — Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 29 June 2026 During the summertime, wasps are at their most active and will build their nests which can result in hundreds of wasps in your own backyard. — Lauren Jarvis-Gibson, The Spruce, 29 June 2026

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The city banned data centers near transit and the Beltline, but this one is trying to get an exception.

— Zachary Hansen, AJC.com, 15 July 2026
New York will block the construction of any new large data centers for up to a year so the state can create rules to protect the environment and energy grid from the power-hungry facilities that fuel artificial intelligence technology.

— ABC News, ABC News, 14 July 2026

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Security forces carried out a ground operation along the border late Sunday, followed by strikes against militant hideouts and safe havens, killing 29 fighters, Pakistan’s Information Minister Attaullah Tarar said.

— Abdul Qahar Afghan, Los Angeles Times, 29 June 2026
Pakistani security forces carried out a ground operation along the Pakistan-Afghanistan border late Sunday, followed by strikes against militant hideouts and safe havens, killing 29 fighters, Pakistan's Information Minister Attaullah Tarar said.

— ABC News, ABC News, 29 June 2026

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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
India leads the way population-wise, but other South Asian countries, as well as Great Britain and Commonwealth countries like Australia and New Zealand, are also cricket hotbeds.

— Christian Babcock, Mercury News, 23 June 2026

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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.

— Harrison Mantas, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 12 June 2026
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.

— Melanie Lidman, Los Angeles Times, 1 June 2026

Definition of seminaries

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These incidents have many travelers asking if cruises are breeding grounds for illnesses and germs?

— Nathan Diller, USA Today, 11 May 2026
Apocalypse movies are breeding grounds for unlikely posses, and this Australian zom-com from writer-director Abe Forsythe is no exception.

— Kevin Jacobsen, Entertainment Weekly, 21 Feb. 2026

Definition of breeding grounds

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Now the tomatoes are heirloom from hothouses, and unfortunately, my tomato slices were mushy.

— Louisa Kung Liu Chu, Chicago Tribune, 27 Jan. 2026
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.

— Gary Baum, HollywoodReporter, 3 Sep. 2019

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