hotbed

Example Sentences

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Over those three decades, Kansas City transformed itself into a hotbed of American soccer culture.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 9, 2026

In El Alto, a predominantly Indigenous suburb of La Paz and a hotbed of dissent, demonstrators briefly blocked access to the city's main international airport.

From Barron's • May 22, 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

To some, Janick’s background in rock made him a strange fit to head the label long known as a hip-hop hotbed thanks to the likes of Dre, Snoop Dogg and Eminem.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 30, 2026

She turned around and looked at all the chicken in the hotbed.

From "The Boy in the Black Suit" by Jason Reynolds