hothouse

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

From Los Angeles Times ● May 31, 2026

Baton Rouge is a merciless hothouse that won’t accept anything short of national titles, but presumably he knows the madness he’s walking into.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 1, 2025

Many who follow the sport would agree that few coaches last long in those overpriced hothouse environments.

From Salon ● Aug. 15, 2024

Arsenal fulfilled their part of the bargain by thrashing Chelsea 5-0 at Emirates Stadium on Tuesday before Liverpool subsided in the Goodison Park hothouse 24 hours later.

From BBC ● Apr. 25, 2024

The plantings had, by then, expanded from the hothouse to a plot of land by the abbey—a twenty-foot-by-hundred-foot rectangle of loam that bordered the refectory, visible from his room.

From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee

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

As a child, Sandra used to explore the remnants of the alpine garden and hothouses once so loved by Ellen.

From BBC ● May 27, 2022

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