hotly
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Your local booksellers and librarians will be happy to help you choose between hotly anticipated titles from Marlon James and Min Jin Lee, along with beloved East L.A. artist Guadalupe Rosales’ photo-filled memoir.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 2, 2026
The question about joining the bloc was hotly debated in Iceland and the referendum was always going to be a tight race, he said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 31, 2026
China has long dispatched coast guard and research ships around the Asia-Pacific region, particularly in the hotly contested South China Sea, where Beijing and several littoral countries have competing claims.
From Barron's ● Aug. 27, 2026
Nicholas Hoult, known for his roles in X-Men, Superman and Mad Max: Fury Road, has been cast in the hotly anticipated Harry Potter TV series.
From BBC ● Aug. 12, 2026
“That’s not what she told me,” I say hotly.
From "Insurgent" by Veronica Roth
