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hot spot

[hot-spot] / ˈhɒtˌspɒt /


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Insurance is the kind of thing people don’t switch on and off, and Iran has been a potential hot spot for many years.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 12, 2026

He recalled one hot spot he saw at about 10 a.m., which crews hit with water.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 11, 2026

In the second half of the Obama era, it was La Diplomate, the trendy French restaurant that became a hot spot after its 2013 opening.

From Slate • Mar. 10, 2026

"We're focused now on this area as literally a hot spot for the interaction that underpins at least one component of the disease."

From Science Daily • Feb. 25, 2026

You get the feeling that the knot-tying class is not the Hunger games hot spot.

From "The Hunger Games" by Suzanne Collins