hotbed
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Austin has emerged as a hotbed of robotaxi deployments and cities like Dallas, Houston and San Antonio aren’t far behind.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 10, 2026
The constituency, which is home to around 76,000 voters and made up suburbs of Wigan and former mining towns and villages, has not traditionally been a hotbed of political intrigue.
From BBC ● May 15, 2026
In the village of Tarlaguda, once a rebel hotbed, hopes are high that peace will bring change.
From Barron's ● Apr. 22, 2026
Europe is widely regarded as a hotbed of quantum innovation.
From Barron's ● Apr. 8, 2026
Maryland, although it did not secede from the Union and join the Confederacy at the start of the Civil War, remained a hotbed of secessionists.
From "Chasing Lincoln's Killer" by James L. Swanson
Such ploys were unheard of two years ago, when investors were snapping up property and shift workers were "hotbedding", or rotating use of beds.
From Reuters ● Mar. 5, 2015
In some instances, this has led to "hotbedding" or sharing of a single bed by up to three workers who stagger their shifts to keep out of each other's way.
From Reuters ● Jun. 10, 2012
