hothouse

Becerra, a California native, emerged from the hothouse of Latino politics on Los Angeles’ Eastside.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 31, 2026

Some are particularly concerned about California, long a hothouse for extremist groups.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 1, 2026

But the CGL hothouse also turned out to be the perfect training ground for a kid who was still worrying about middle-school homework.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 8, 2026

That pressure is very often from players and managers in the fierce hothouse of elite-level football, trickling right down to the grassroots.

From BBC ● Nov. 12, 2024

I worried at times that my crocus was too elaborate a bloom, not a common perennial but a hothouse flower, a hybrid named by its originator like a rose.

From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides

In a time when cities use biennials and other festivals to promote themselves as creative hothouses and destinations, this show seeks to revolutionize the form.

From New York Times ● May 9, 2023

My son was selected to join other thirteen-year-old baseball players from New England for a few days of humility at the hands of teams from California, Georgia, Texas, and other hothouses of baseball talent.

From Salon ● Aug. 28, 2022

Over the past half-century, Stevens has become a key figure in navigating those hothouses, sometimes behind the scenes, but always with a shrewd eye and bracing lack of cynicism.

From Washington Post ● Jun. 17, 2022

They attend conservatories, institutional hothouses where they hone their aggressively competitive skills to make it to the big time.

From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 21, 2017

Amsterdam was home to fantastic collections of animals and insects from all over the world, and to gardens and hothouses full of exotic plants.

From "The Girl Who Drew Butterflies: How Maria Merian's Art Changed Science" by Joyce Sidman