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hot spot

[hot-spot] / ˈhɒtˌspɒt /


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Over the summer, the Jacksonville, Fla., area became a hot spot for arrests of residential-construction workers, with some subcontractors estimating 70% of their workforce has been lost.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 16, 2026

Last year's improvement was due in part to progress in Latin America, with a 33-percent drop in what has historically been the world's deforestation "hot spot", according to the study.

From Barron's ● Oct. 14, 2026

Back on the ground, our patrol has found another hot spot.

From BBC ● Oct. 10, 2026

A firefighter paramedic said he expressed concern that control lines were not well-defined, and also identified a hot spot.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 2, 2026

“I guess it’s also a hot spot for homeless people.”

From "Book Scavenger" by Jennifer Chambliss Bertman


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