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Recent Examples of playgroundsIn some settlements, playgrounds were crowded, with five times the number of children per playground, when compared to other settlements with similar populations.—Laurie Winkless, Forbes.com, 26 Aug. 2025 As playgrounds evolve to encourage children not just to climb and swing but to be creative, researchers have focused on how different playground designs influence play.—Laura Clawson, JSTOR Daily, 13 Aug. 2025
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hotbeds
Noun
The ivory tower is losing luster by the second, after campuses around the country proved to be hotbeds of antisemitism, grade inflation has spiked rather than dissipated, and outrageous tuitions fund outlandish administrative salaries.
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Boston Herald editorial staff,
Boston Herald,
29 Oct. 2025
The armed forces are not often seen as hotbeds of creativity.
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