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Recent Examples of hot spot
Continue reading … VACATION NIGHTMARE – American man who vanished during dinner in tourist hot spot found dead.
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FOXNews.com, 9 Apr. 2025
The quake also caused buildings to sway, even collapse, in the tourist hot spot of Bangkok.
—Maya Wei-Haas, New York Times, 8 Apr. 2025
In Colorado, hot spot maps lead some schools to add lights and cameras in certain places and relocate locker rooms.
—Selena Simmons-Duffin, NPR, 8 Apr. 2025
As North America shifted away, the site of the modern-day Great Lakes passed over the Cape Verde hot spot, Li found.
—Adriana Pérez, Chicago Tribune, 8 Apr. 2025
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FOXNews.com, 9 Apr. 2025
The quake also caused buildings to sway, even collapse, in the tourist hot spot of Bangkok.
—Maya Wei-Haas, New York Times, 8 Apr. 2025
In Colorado, hot spot maps lead some schools to add lights and cameras in certain places and relocate locker rooms.
—Selena Simmons-Duffin, NPR, 8 Apr. 2025
As North America shifted away, the site of the modern-day Great Lakes passed over the Cape Verde hot spot, Li found.
—Adriana Pérez, Chicago Tribune, 8 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hot spot
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The attack came just over a week after Russia struck Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s hometown of Kryvyi Rih, in what was the deadliest strike against children since the war began in an attack near a playground that killed 19 people, including nine children.—
Caitlin McFall,
FOXNews.com,
14 Apr. 2025
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The missile actually struck a children's playground and family restaurant in President Volodymyr Zelensky's hometown.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
14 Apr. 2025
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While those conditions rendered much of the land a not-very-happy hunting ground, the temnospondyls’ generalist approach served them well.—
Paul Smaglik,
Discover Magazine,
4 Mar. 2025
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Patience will be rewarded, and Europe is a happy hunting ground, as most examples never left the Continent.—
Robert Ross,
Robb Report,
28 Mar. 2025
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According to Hubbard, each individual hive is estimated to cost around $250 to replace.—
Stephen Underwood,
Hartford Courant,
7 Apr. 2025
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Allergic reactions can cause symptoms such as hives, skin rashes, swelling, vomiting, diarrhea, abdominal pain and respiratory issues such as coughing or wheezing.—
Newsweek Staff,
MSNBC Newsweek,
4 Apr. 2025
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Martín Wall’s ranch had become ground zero for Operation Lone Star.—
Jonathan Blitzer,
The New Yorker,
10 Mar. 2025
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Los Angeles was ground zero for art fairs last week—from Frieze Los Angeles to Anti-Frieze, a performance festival staged in collaboration with the CalArts REEF Residency.—
R. Daniel Foster,
Forbes,
26 Feb. 2025
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Romania has also been a hotbed of sociopolitical protests.—
Kevin Sabet,
Newsweek,
24 Mar. 2025
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At that point, Detroit, Michigan was a hotbed for an array of diverse music, with the Motown sound set against that of rockers Bob Seger, Alice Cooper and Ted Nugent as well as punk acts like Iggy Pop and The Stooges or the MC5.—
Jim Ryan,
Forbes,
21 Mar. 2025
Noun
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This is a party that represents the nerve center of American capitalism, ideological production, and imperial power.—
Matthew Karp,
Harper's Magazine,
2 Jan. 2025
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The Context The CIA headquarters, commonly known as Langley, hosts thousands of employees and serves as the nerve center of the agency's operations.—
Josh Hammer,
Newsweek,
19 Mar. 2025
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Cartwright had been staying in the mill overnight with employees and armed reservists from the Cumberland militia, one of many military units dispatched to centers of unrest.—
John Cassidy,
New Yorker,
14 Apr. 2025
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This is a small fraction of the power needed to support data centers.—
Ian Dexter Palmer,
Forbes.com,
14 Apr. 2025
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The difference between a place in the third and second tiers is worth in the region of £8m, once both the EFL central and Premier League solidarity payments are taken into account.—
Richard Sutcliffe,
New York Times,
27 Mar. 2025
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Both factors can turn them into germ-central under the right conditions.—
Rabekah Henderson,
Southern Living,
7 Feb. 2025
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“Hot spot.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hot%20spot. Accessed 18 Apr. 2025.
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