hotbed

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“Minnesota in general has been the hotbed of traditional progressive politics,” Sonnenfeld says.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 27, 2026

Already the West Country is a "hotbed for anaerobic digestion and biogas", according to Matt Hindle, head of Net Zero at Wales and West.

From BBC • Dec. 17, 2025

Long known as the world’s factory, China is fast becoming a hotbed of innovation.

From Barron's • Nov. 7, 2025

In the video, which has 286,000 views and counting, Mr. Mamdani depicted the remarkably diverse community he hopes to lead as a hotbed of bigotry.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 29, 2025

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