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nidi

noun

variants or niduses

plural of nidus

as in nests

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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Noun

In the Chesapeake Bay, osprey chicks are dying in their nests at rates not seen since the DDT era.

— Mark Robichaux, Washington Post, 19 Aug. 2026
Paper wasps build nests under eaves, benches and fence railings and will sting if disturbed.

— Tim Johnson, Chicago Tribune, 15 Aug. 2026

Definition of nests

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City leaders initially approved a 45-day moratorium last month to give officials more time to study how large data centers could affect water, power, noise and air quality in Patterson.

— Nina Burns, CBS News, 19 Aug. 2026
Maggie’s has 27 cancer support centers around the UK and supports hundreds of thousands of people affected by cancer per year.

— Jack Guy, CNN Money, 19 Aug. 2026

Definition of centers

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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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That’s quite a claim from a man who oversees one of the world’s most prolific hotbeds of anti-vaccine conspiracism.

— Will Oremus, The Atlantic, 12 Aug. 2026
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

Definition of hotbeds

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Our Walks & Treks tours are one of our most popular tour types, however tours with culinary focuses are quickly gaining popularity.

— Roger Sands, Forbes.com, 17 Aug. 2026
When Eli Lilly reports on Wednesday morning, one of the main focuses will be on GLP-1 sales in international markets.

— Zev Fima,Kevin Stankiewicz, CNBC, 2 Aug. 2026

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