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hot spot

[hot-spot] / ˈhɒtˌspɒt /


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In Texas, which has become a hot spot for data-center development, the grid operator known as Ercot approved a $33 billion transmission plan to handle the expected explosion in electricity demand.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 13, 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

The war has not spared the rich countries of the Gulf, formerly seen as a tourist hot spot and rare Middle East safe haven.

From Barron's • Mar. 6, 2026

They were monkeys from Room F, the original hot spot of the outbreak, some of monkeys that had been sacrificed by Dan Dalgard.

From "The Hot Zone" by Richard Preston