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hotbed

[hot-bed] / ˈhɒtˌbɛd /






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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

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




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