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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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Females typically lay 4 to 40 eggs, putting their nests under rocks or in logs or tree holes, usually between June and July.

— Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 3 Sep. 2026
Months before, a bullet had ended the life of his beloved Pebbles, who left behind a nest with eggs.

— Alex Wigglesworth, Los Angeles Times, 3 Sep. 2026

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The latest forecast predicts the center will pass roughly 115 to 150 miles west of Kauai, close enough that any additional eastward shifts in the track could bring stronger winds and greater impacts, particularly to Kauai, the hurricane center said.

— Anthony Thompson, USA Today, 7 Sep. 2026
The center makes the protection calls, and often, zone runs cut vertically toward the center.

— Ted Nguyen, New York Times, 7 Sep. 2026

Definition of center

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This year, funding was supposed to ramp up to $25 million a year to pay for boats, air tanks, and divers to get the corals out of the nurseries and onto the reef.

— Nicolás Rivero, Miami Herald, 5 Sep. 2026
In May, while attending the International Carnivorous Plant Symposium and Expo in Kernersville, a man with the nursery was trying to see if any other gardens might want Dolly.

— Charlotte Observer, Charlotte Observer, 4 Sep. 2026

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The bank expects power networks to account for roughly one-third of group profits by 2029, up from 23% in 2025, which would help cut capital costs.

— Hugh Leask, CNBC, 2 Sep. 2026
This influences how capital is allocated, which capabilities are funded, what risks are accepted, and whether growth translates into sustainable cash flow and returns.

— Kumar Rupesh, Forbes.com, 1 Sep. 2026

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The internet has become a hotbed for the monetization of almost anything, and as media literacy is in decline — likely not as a result of laziness, but rather overwhelm — it’s never been easier to convert this overwhelm into sales.

— Big Think, Big Think, 21 Aug. 2026
Jacquet was raised in the Ile‑de‑France region in greater Paris, a hotbed for talent.

— Gregg Evans, New York Times, 18 Aug. 2026

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