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Recent Examples of hot spot
Little River Tennessee This Tennessee tubing hot spot boasts a calm, dog-friendly route with a rock jump and swimming holes, and a more adventurous route with swifter rapids.
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Kelsey Glennon, Southern Living, 13 Mar. 2025
Crews battled the fire before bringing it under control and extinguishing hot spots around 7 p.m.
There were no injuries, said Lt. Travis Francis, a fire department spokesman.
—Baltimore Sun Staff, Baltimore Sun, 11 Mar. 2025
The Dilworth neighborhood hot spot’s last day in business will be Sunday, March 16, an employee confirmed to CharlotteFive on Monday, March 10.
—Chyna Blackmon, Charlotte Observer, 10 Mar. 2025
These hot spots may not be felt from the bottle but have the potential to seriously scald or burn a baby's mouth.
—Faisal Kutty, Newsweek, 12 Mar. 2025
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Kelsey Glennon, Southern Living, 13 Mar. 2025
Crews battled the fire before bringing it under control and extinguishing hot spots around 7 p.m.
There were no injuries, said Lt. Travis Francis, a fire department spokesman.
—Baltimore Sun Staff, Baltimore Sun, 11 Mar. 2025
The Dilworth neighborhood hot spot’s last day in business will be Sunday, March 16, an employee confirmed to CharlotteFive on Monday, March 10.
—Chyna Blackmon, Charlotte Observer, 10 Mar. 2025
These hot spots may not be felt from the bottle but have the potential to seriously scald or burn a baby's mouth.
—Faisal Kutty, Newsweek, 12 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hot spot
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The once-vacant lot across the street from her childhood playground on Washington Avenue is now home to Wilcox Academy, an early learning center that represents a powerful investment in a historically impoverished community.—
Raymond Pierce,
Forbes.com,
2 Apr. 2025
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Opening celebration for playground The city of Oceanside will put on a grand opening celebration for a new playground at 4 p.m. April 10 at the Martin Luther King, Jr. Community Park, 4500 Mesa Drive.—
Linda Mcintosh,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
2 Apr. 2025
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Patience will be rewarded, and Europe is a happy hunting ground, as most examples never left the Continent.—
Robert Ross,
Robb Report,
28 Mar. 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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Staff will also explain what to look for when inspecting the hive.—
Joe Rassel,
The Orlando Sentinel,
2 Apr. 2025
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Whether this outcome gives you hope or hives for the midterms, one thing is clear: Trump & Co. are not afraid to throw their cash around in increasingly inappropriate ways.—
Elizabeth Logan,
Glamour,
2 Apr. 2025
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Ochota Barrels The Price of Silence Gamay, Adelaide Hills, South Australia, $60 Adelaide Hills was ground zero for the country’s natural wine movement, home to a plethora of creative small-batch producers like winemaker Taras Ochota, who led the charge.—
Christina Pickard,
Bon Appétit,
5 Mar. 2025
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It’s been ground zero for the phenomenon for decades.—
Graham Averill,
Outside Online,
3 Mar. 2025
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Germany, for example, which is Europe’s largest economy, with a nominal GDP of $4.4 trillion, continued to be a hotbed of faxing, both analogue and online.—
Tamsin Gable,
Forbes.com,
27 Mar. 2025
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Romania has also been a hotbed of sociopolitical protests.—
Kevin Sabet,
Newsweek,
24 Mar. 2025
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Also on the list is the NOAA Center for Weather and Climate Prediction, which is considered the nerve center of national weather forecasting, Axios previously reported.—
Kathryn Varn,
Axios,
5 Mar. 2025
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The institutional nerve center of this operation is the State Council Information Office (SCIO).—
David Shambaugh,
Foreign Affairs,
16 June 2015
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Functionality of these three branches and the commensurate endurance of individual liberty center squarely on society’s universal respect for the rule of law.—
Blake D. Morant,
Forbes.com,
3 Apr. 2025
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Now the landscape around that issue has changed a bit, and some Democrats are questioning whether putting trans equality so close to the center of their priorities has alienated people, or has been a mistake.—
Charlotte Alter,
Time,
2 Apr. 2025
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And that’s exactly what’s happening at the sand in West Newport, where it’s become Spring Break central for students from all across the Western states, said Newport Beach Chief Lifeguard Brian O’Rourke.—
Erika I. Ritchie,
Orange County Register,
20 Mar. 2025
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The legend symbolizes the victory of good over evil, a theme central to Holi celebrations.—
Lauren Costantino,
Miami Herald,
17 Mar. 2025
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“Hot spot.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hot%20spot. Accessed 9 Apr. 2025.
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