hotbed
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It put them in a hotbed of hippiedom right as the 1960s got rolling.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 27, 2026
A hotbed of feminist rebellion, its corset-shattering, myth-busting history encompasses a journey of emancipation, imagination, and healthy disdain for patriarchal expectations.
From BBC ● Jul. 23, 2026
"So really it's a misunderstood hotbed of feminist advancement - because it disguised its purposes so carefully."
From BBC ● Jul. 23, 2026
Florida is known as a hotbed of talent.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 10, 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
