hotbed
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It put them in a hotbed of hippiedom right as the 1960s got rolling.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 27, 2026
A hotbed of feminist rebellion, its corset-shattering, myth-busting history encompasses a journey of emancipation, imagination, and healthy disdain for patriarchal expectations.
From BBC ● Jul. 23, 2026
Space is becoming a hotbed for communications investment.
From Barron's ● Jun. 29, 2026
The constituency, which is home to around 76,000 voters and made up suburbs of Wigan and former mining towns and villages, has not traditionally been a hotbed of political intrigue.
From BBC ● May 15, 2026
Within a few years, the campus became a hotbed for cultural revolution.
From "Tuesdays with Morrie" by Mitch Albom
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Such ploys were unheard of two years ago, when investors were snapping up property and shift workers were "hotbedding", or rotating use of beds.
From Reuters ● Mar. 5, 2015
In some instances, this has led to "hotbedding" or sharing of a single bed by up to three workers who stagger their shifts to keep out of each other's way.
From Reuters ● Jun. 10, 2012