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Recent Examples of hot spot
While the Franklin Fire continues to burn in the Santa Monica mountains, active flames remain diminished on the campus, with a few spot fires, and periodic hot spots, all of which are being addressed by fire personnel.
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Hannah Parry, Newsweek, 11 Dec. 2024
Our top picks are comfortable, durable, sweat-wicking, and help keep hot spots at bay.
—Maggie Slepian, Travel + Leisure, 10 Dec. 2024
And Senator Kim said on Friday that federal drone detecting devices that had been put in place in hot spots in recent weeks had not detected any drones.
—Michael Wilson, New York Times, 24 Dec. 2024
More from Personal Finance: Paying down debt is Americans’ top financial goal for 2025
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These are the top 10 ‘housing hot spots’ for 2025
The maximum payment will be $1,400 per individual and will vary based on circumstances, according to the IRS.
—Lorie Konish, CNBC, 23 Dec. 2024
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Hannah Parry, Newsweek, 11 Dec. 2024
Our top picks are comfortable, durable, sweat-wicking, and help keep hot spots at bay.
—Maggie Slepian, Travel + Leisure, 10 Dec. 2024
And Senator Kim said on Friday that federal drone detecting devices that had been put in place in hot spots in recent weeks had not detected any drones.
—Michael Wilson, New York Times, 24 Dec. 2024
More from Personal Finance: Paying down debt is Americans’ top financial goal for 2025
There’s a higher 401(k) limit for 2025
These are the top 10 ‘housing hot spots’ for 2025
The maximum payment will be $1,400 per individual and will vary based on circumstances, according to the IRS.
—Lorie Konish, CNBC, 23 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hot spot
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Schools and playgrounds and places that are so special to our family and so many others.Los Angeles Times staff, Los Angeles Times, 9 Jan. 2025
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The 19-page project list is online, and includes road resurfacing jobs, new sidewalks and playground and park upgrades.Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 9 Jan. 2025
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Old Trafford has been a happy hunting ground down the years for Manchester City great Vincent Kompany, and his Burnley team made the short journey looking to boost their faint hopes of English Premier League survival.San Diego Union-Tribune, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 Apr. 2024
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Over the past decade, France’s top tier has been a happy hunting ground for Premier League scouts, with English clubs spending £1.81billion ($2.34bn) on Ligue 1 players, more than in any other nation.Richard Amofa, The Athletic, 26 July 2024
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Other symptoms of serious allergic reactions include rashes, hives, itching, vomiting, diarrhea and abdominal cramping.Tommy Tuberville, Newsweek, 9 Jan. 2025
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Queen Camilla makes her own honey from hives at her country home in Lacock, Wiltshire, and became president of the charity Bees for Development in 2020.Janine Henni, People.com, 3 Jan. 2025
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The church, about 500 yards from ground zero and near the Nagasaki Peace Park, is widely seen as a symbol of hope and peace, as its bell tower and some statues survived the nuclear bombing.Yuri Kageyama, Los Angeles Times, 5 Jan. 2025
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After all, tourists from around the world pay to see sites like the Chernobyl in Ukraine, ground zero in New York City and former Nazi concentration camps in Poland.Gabriella Rudy, NBC News, 12 Dec. 2024
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With that level of visibility is bound to come controversy, and like Overwatch before it, Marvel Rivals has become a hotbed for the modding community that’s taking off in unnerving ways.Christopher Cruz, Rolling Stone, 9 Jan. 2025
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Zoom in: Pinal County, once wholly reliant on agriculture and mining, has become a hotbed of industrial development, with manufacturers like Lucid Motors and Nikola Corp. moving operations there in the past few years.Jessica Boehm, Axios, 9 Jan. 2025
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Here, home to low-income elderly people, in one of Miami’s pockets of el exilio, is the nerve center.Linda Robertson, Miami Herald, 8 Jan. 2025
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More:Is Nashville the nation's new conservative-media nerve center?Diana Leyva, The Tennessean, 12 Nov. 2024
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After largely living up to their lofty preseason expectations during Porziņģis’s early-season absence, the Celtics have run into bumps while trying to reincorporate the center.Jay King, The Athletic, 8 Jan. 2025
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Family command centers are designed to streamline schedules and stuff, such as backpacks, keys, and memos.Mary Cornetta, Better Homes & Gardens, 8 Jan. 2025
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Flashback: Biden has made revitalizing U.S. manufacturing central to his domestic agenda — and his political identity.Neil Irwin, Axios, 4 Jan. 2025
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Elyssa was also a central to the Green Hill battalion winning the Wilson County Warrior Games championship last school year.Andy Humbles, The Tennessean, 20 Dec. 2024
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“Hot spot.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hot%20spot. Accessed 17 Jan. 2025.
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