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a place or environment that favors the development of something
prerevolutionary Boston was viewed as a hotbed of treason by the British
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Recent Examples of hotbeds
India leads the way population-wise, but other South Asian countries, as well as Great Britain and Commonwealth countries like Australia and New Zealand, are also cricket hotbeds.
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Christian Babcock,
Mercury News,
23 June 2026
Although several players moved around as kids, their hometowns are concentrated in some American soccer hotbeds — especially in the Northeast.
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Henry Bushnell,
New York Times,
11 June 2026
Microblogging and social networking platforms like Tumblr and MySpace became hotbeds for advice on disordered eating.
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Jordyn Tovey,
The Conversation,
22 May 2026
Big cities are hotbeds of outsourcing.
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Elaine Pofeldt,
Forbes.com,
20 May 2026
Though separated by roughly 2,200 miles (3,547 kilometers) and an international border, the two newest markets meet various league expansion criteria, including being hotbeds for female hockey development.
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John Wawrow,
Chicago Tribune,
13 May 2026
These vessels have been notorious hotbeds for the spread of other infectious diseases, such as COVID-19 and norovirus.
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Tom Gavin,
EverydayHealth.com,
5 May 2026
Sonja Shaw Shaw is the Chino Valley Unified School District board president and a Republican activist who emerged as a major player in the COVID-era parental rights movement as conservative families grew concerned that public schools were becoming hotbeds of leftist indoctrination.
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Lia Russell,
Sacbee.com,
22 Apr. 2026
Twenty-six of the schools who’ve produced more than Carroll are located in the California or Florida hotbeds.
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Shawn McFarland,
Dallas Morning News,
20 Mar. 2026
Christian Babcock,
Mercury News,
23 June 2026
Although several players moved around as kids, their hometowns are concentrated in some American soccer hotbeds — especially in the Northeast.
—
Henry Bushnell,
New York Times,
11 June 2026
Microblogging and social networking platforms like Tumblr and MySpace became hotbeds for advice on disordered eating.
—
Jordyn Tovey,
The Conversation,
22 May 2026
Big cities are hotbeds of outsourcing.
—
Elaine Pofeldt,
Forbes.com,
20 May 2026
Though separated by roughly 2,200 miles (3,547 kilometers) and an international border, the two newest markets meet various league expansion criteria, including being hotbeds for female hockey development.
—
John Wawrow,
Chicago Tribune,
13 May 2026
These vessels have been notorious hotbeds for the spread of other infectious diseases, such as COVID-19 and norovirus.
—
Tom Gavin,
EverydayHealth.com,
5 May 2026
Sonja Shaw Shaw is the Chino Valley Unified School District board president and a Republican activist who emerged as a major player in the COVID-era parental rights movement as conservative families grew concerned that public schools were becoming hotbeds of leftist indoctrination.
—
Lia Russell,
Sacbee.com,
22 Apr. 2026
Twenty-six of the schools who’ve produced more than Carroll are located in the California or Florida hotbeds.
—
Shawn McFarland,
Dallas Morning News,
20 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for hotbeds
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Lahore is the capital of Pakistan’s most populous Punjab province, where many parents send their children to private tutoring centers in the afternoon and evening.
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Kennard could have provided a critical floor-spacing piece around Doncic, who thrives when surrounded by lob-catching centers, athletic wings and knockdown shooters.
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The fest is becoming a beacon for those who still pine for former jam meccas like Gathering of the Vibes, Wakarusa, Rothbury, and 10,000 Lakes.
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With one day left to declare candidacy in the race for Los Angeles mayor, all eyes are on Rick Caruso, the billionaire developer behind outdoor shopping meccas like The Grove.
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Because its founders, the Faro family, built a small empire in Sicily from an ornamental plant business that grew into one of the largest Mediterranean plant nurseries in Europe, exporting more than 5,000 varieties to 60 countries.
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Production nurseries are limited in which plants can be dug during the summer season.
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Now the tomatoes are heirloom from hothouses, and unfortunately, my tomato slices were mushy.
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These hothouses draw an inexhaustible supply of idealistic pilgrims who’ve chosen to forego more stable and remunerative career paths in pursuit of the high-wire act that is a meaningful creative life.
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Southwestern Seminary continues to be one of the largest and best resourced seminaries among the 280 seminaries accredited by the Association of Theological Schools, Dockery said in his letter.
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The politically powerful ultra-Orthodox parties have won exemptions for their followers to forgo military service and instead study in religious seminaries, but those exemptions are under threat.
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To discourage them from building nests in your lawn, fill in any bare patches with grass seed or other plants and fertilize regularly.
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Most bird nests are legally protected, so if eggs or chicks are present, leave the nest undisturbed until the birds move on.
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