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- noun Plural form of
hotbed .
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Examples
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He said refugees were leaving Rutshuru, Masisi and Lubero north of Goma, which he described as hotbeds of the Interhamwe extremist
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French schools and universities are also remain hotbeds of leftist ideology and anti-business sentiment.
Eric Margolis: A Tale of Two Cities: Riots in Paris, Cost cutting in London Eric Margolis 2010
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French schools and universities are also remain hotbeds of leftist ideology and anti-business sentiment.
Eric Margolis: A Tale of Two Cities: Riots in Paris, Cost cutting in London Eric Margolis 2010
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Even in hotbeds like Boston and Detroit, you have a niche fan base, but for the most part, you don't have any mass following.
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First I would point out that by the word hotbeds [foyers] I did not mean to designate points of meeting for the adepts, places where they hold assemblies, but only localities where the Association counts a great number of partisans, who, whilst living isolated in appearance, exchange ideas, have an understanding with each other, and advance together towards the same goal.
Secret Societies And Subversive Movements Nesta H. Webster 1918
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This reserve-garden is generally placed near the stable, both to have it out of sight, and for the convenience of manure; as it must contain hotbeds and frames, for rearing tender annuals, striking cuttings, and, in short, for performing all those gardening operations which require to be carried on behind the scenes.
The Lady's Country Companion: or, How to Enjoy a Country Life Rationally Jane 1845
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College students are gathering together in locations not traditionally known as hotbeds of protest, like Iowa City and Lexington.
HUFFPOST HILL - CBO Shocker: American Jobs Act *Won't* Ruthlessly Exterminate Small Woodland Creatures Eliot Nelson 2011
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American suburbs aren't exactly known as hotbeds of racial mixing -- indeed, many grew up partly out of the opposite impulse.
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Schools, workplaces and local associations were identified as hotbeds of antagonism.
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In order to ward off the disease in the mangrove swamps, which were justly described as hotbeds of fever, a dose of quinine was administered daily to each European, amounting to two grains, and taken in sherry wine.
The Personal Life Of David Livingstone Blaikie, William G. 1880
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