hothouse
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Some are particularly concerned about California, long a hothouse for extremist groups.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 1, 2026
But the CGL hothouse also turned out to be the perfect training ground for a kid who was still worrying about middle-school homework.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 8, 2026
Thomas Tuchel's England World Cup blueprint faces the acid test against Serbia in the hothouse atmosphere of Belgrade's Rajko Mitic Stadium.
From BBC ● Sep. 9, 2025
Many who follow the sport would agree that few coaches last long in those overpriced hothouse environments.
From Salon ● Aug. 15, 2024
I can see Mrs. McCracken out in the greenhouse, busy with their hothouse tomatoes, and whatever else they’re growing out there.
From "Dry" by Neal Shusterman and Jarrod Shusterman
In a time when cities use biennials and other festivals to promote themselves as creative hothouses and destinations, this show seeks to revolutionize the form.
From New York Times ● May 9, 2023
My son was selected to join other thirteen-year-old baseball players from New England for a few days of humility at the hands of teams from California, Georgia, Texas, and other hothouses of baseball talent.
From Salon ● Aug. 28, 2022
Over the past half-century, Stevens has become a key figure in navigating those hothouses, sometimes behind the scenes, but always with a shrewd eye and bracing lack of cynicism.
From Washington Post ● Jun. 17, 2022
As a child, Sandra used to explore the remnants of the alpine garden and hothouses once so loved by Ellen.
From BBC ● May 27, 2022
Narrow corridors open into immense libraries; glass doors give way to hothouses overflowing with the smells of humus, wet newspaper, and lobelia.
From "All the Light We Cannot See" by Anthony Doerr
