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nidus

noun

ˈnī-dəs

Definition of nidus

as in nest

a place or environment that favors the development of something a type of contact lens that proved to be a nidus of infection

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Recent Examples of nidus The indisputably desirable goal of supporting walking, biking and bus-riding around an Uptown nidus was severely wounded. — Star Tribune, 30 Nov. 2020 To deliberately collapse and compress a lobe of lung, and with it, its nidus of festering infection. — Rebecca Kreston, Discover Magazine, 24 Mar. 2017

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In addition, under the federal Migratory Bird Treaty Act of 1918, anyone who disrupts a nest of migratory birds — which barn owls are — can face fines and jail time.

— Lincoln Anderson, New York Daily News, 3 Nov. 2026
Ventura resident Julie Scorsatto Weyers encountered the nest while walking along the beach Tuesday.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 3 Nov. 2026

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Ben’s view Hoffman, who sometimes works from a small swivel chair in her children’s room, has followed a path from social video into the center of the swirling news cycles of true crime and celebrity.

— Ben Smith, semafor.com, 2 Nov. 2026
After police cordoned off an area in the city center, the situation calmed down by early Sunday morning.

— Angela Charlton, Los Angeles Times, 1 Nov. 2026

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In the nursery, the daybed is upholstered in a fabric by Namay Samay.

— Michelle Ruiz, Architectural Digest, 5 Nov. 2026
However, what Patterson says was once uncommon has become a regular occurrence when the Idaho pediatrician is working in a newborn nursery in the southwest region of the state.

— Dr. Jade Cobern, ABC News, 5 Nov. 2026

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Keithsolis Brown and Darrell Burke were arrested Tuesday and both face capital murder charges.

— Maven Navarro, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 4 Nov. 2026
With the balance of power in Tallahassee at stake, Miami’s Republican state senators fended off tough challenges Tuesday night, while Democratic candidates flipped several South Florida state House seats for the minority party in Florida’s capital.

— Miami Herald staff, Miami Herald, 4 Nov. 2026

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