hotbed

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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

Florida is known as a hotbed of talent.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 10, 2026

Millersburg will be a hotbed of drama—and not all of it on the stage, where Richard will direct his mother’s funeral with the understatement of Cecil B. DeMille.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 27, 2026

Mica Area High School—MAHS—was not exactly a hotbed of nonconformity.

From "Stargirl" by Jerry Spinelli