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Recent Examples of hot spot
Take the quiz here … TOURIST TERROR – US embassy in hot spot issues assault warning for women renting jet skis.
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FOXNews.com, 10 Apr. 2025
The sea is also a hot spot for birds migrating between Europe, Asia, and Africa.
—Monica Cull, Discover Magazine, 10 Apr. 2025
The eager anticipation was for a hot spot that’s steaming all day.
—Jonathan Thompson, Travel + Leisure, 7 Apr. 2025
The beaches here are known as a hot spot for shark teeth; visit during low tide to find them.
—Grace Haynes, Southern Living, 12 Apr. 2025
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FOXNews.com, 10 Apr. 2025
The sea is also a hot spot for birds migrating between Europe, Asia, and Africa.
—Monica Cull, Discover Magazine, 10 Apr. 2025
The eager anticipation was for a hot spot that’s steaming all day.
—Jonathan Thompson, Travel + Leisure, 7 Apr. 2025
The beaches here are known as a hot spot for shark teeth; visit during low tide to find them.
—Grace Haynes, Southern Living, 12 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hot spot
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The attack came just over a week after Russia struck Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s hometown of Kryvyi Rih, in what was the deadliest strike against children since the war began in an attack near a playground that killed 19 people, including nine children.—
Caitlin McFall,
FOXNews.com,
14 Apr. 2025
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The missile actually struck a children's playground and family restaurant in President Volodymyr Zelensky's hometown.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
14 Apr. 2025
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Everton’s Goodison Park stadium hasn’t always been a happy hunting ground for Manchester City.—
Zak Garner-Purkis,
Forbes.com,
20 Apr. 2025
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Although the Play-In Tournament has not been a happy hunting ground for the Warriors, which hold an 0-3 record in the event, Golden State enters Tuesday’s game having gone 3-1 against Memphis this season.—
The Athletic NBA Daily,
New York Times,
14 Apr. 2025
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Learn how to obtain bees, the best time to order them, and how to install them in your hive.—
Joe Rassel,
The Orlando Sentinel,
23 Apr. 2025
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Symptoms of a food allergy can include skin issues such as hives and rashes or gastrointestinal problems such as vomiting, diarrhea and stomach cramps.—
Ross Rosenfeld,
MSNBC Newsweek,
22 Apr. 2025
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Latin America, with its high levels of stablecoin adoption, solid talent base and crypto-friendly macro conditions has proven to be ground zero for these solutions.—
Aaron Stanley,
Forbes,
6 Mar. 2025
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The Mediterranean-style digs that served as ground zero for the long-running E! series Keeping Up With the Kardashians, which turned the Kardashian-Jenner clan into reality stars, has just hit the market for $13.5 million, The New York Times reported.—
Wendy Bowman,
Robb Report,
10 Feb. 2025
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University poses first big obstacle in administration’s push for change For the Trump administration, Harvard presents the first major hurdle in its attempt to force change at universities that Republicans say have become hotbeds of liberalism and antisemitism.—
Collin Binkley,
Chicago Tribune,
15 Apr. 2025
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Columbia University, which became a hotbed of protests over the Israel-Hamas war last year, capitulated to a similar list of demands from the Trump administration and ousted its interim president in late March.—
Zachary Schermele,
USA Today,
15 Apr. 2025
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This is a party that represents the nerve center of American capitalism, ideological production, and imperial power.—
Matthew Karp,
Harper's Magazine,
2 Jan. 2025
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The Context The CIA headquarters, commonly known as Langley, hosts thousands of employees and serves as the nerve center of the agency's operations.—
Josh Hammer,
Newsweek,
19 Mar. 2025
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For philosophers like Simone Weil and Iris Murdoch, the capacity to give true attention to another being lies at the absolute center of ethical life.—
D. Graham Burnett,
New Yorker,
26 Apr. 2025
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Research shows harboring resentment erodes your mental and physical health, consuming your thoughts, keeping the hurt at the center of your daily activities, weighing you down and depleting energy that could be channeled into more positive and creative directions.—
Bryan Robinson,
Forbes.com,
26 Apr. 2025
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The immediate onset of conflict over Kashmir in 1947-48 with a militarily and politically stronger India made the military central to the state's survival and placed it above civilian scrutiny.—
Aqil Shah,
Foreign Affairs,
15 Apr. 2011
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The difference between a place in the third and second tiers is worth in the region of £8m, once both the EFL central and Premier League solidarity payments are taken into account.—
Richard Sutcliffe,
New York Times,
27 Mar. 2025
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