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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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As a result, seabird populations declined, particularly birds that build their nests on the ground.

— Lauren Sommer, NPR, 13 Oct. 2026
Loggerhead sea turtles laid 4,174 nests on Georgia’s beaches, the most in decades.

— Brady Dennis, Washington Post, 12 Oct. 2026

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The exchange came as Kyiv pressed its campaign against Russian infrastructure, with a drone attack on Sunday shutting down a data center in the city of Vladimir, east of Moscow, run by technology giant Yandex.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 12 Oct. 2026
Mentions of data centers have, predictably, shot up across all three networks in recent months as political backlash against AI swells and the data centers themselves have become a salient issue ahead of the midterms.

— J.D. Capelouto, semafor.com, 12 Oct. 2026

Definition of center

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Other garden bits Fall plant sales abound Now is the perfect time to procure new plants, as gardens and nurseries across Southern California are hosting plant sales over the coming weeks.

— Pedro Moura, Los Angeles Times, 15 Oct. 2026
An inquiry found that the nursery had no fire alarm or sprinkler system and that the hospital lacked detailed procedures and training for responding to fires and other emergencies.

— Sophia Saifi, CNN Money, 15 Oct. 2026

Definition of nursery

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In 2027 the film festival also joins Edinburgh Festival Fringe and Edinburgh International Festival in celebrating eight decades of creativity and bringing audiences together in the Scottish capital.

— Alex Ritman, Variety, 14 Oct. 2026
As one of the principal gateways into the Saudi capital and a foundation stone of the entire Vision 2030 project, the Houthi attacks on Riyadh’s airport directly threaten the Kingdom’s strategy.

— Melissa Hancock, Fortune, 14 Oct. 2026

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Since the turn of the millennium, Latin America has become a hotbed of electronic dance music, warping countless homegrown rhythms at block parties, bedrooms, and mega clubs across the region.

— Richard Villegas, Rolling Stone, 12 Oct. 2026
The area saw its economic fortunes fall and in recent years has rebounded with a hotbed of new investment.

— Mike Hellgren, CBS News, 7 Oct. 2026

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