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hotbed
noun /ˈhɒt.bed/
/ˈhɑːt-/ Definition
a hotbed of sth › a place or situation where a lot of a particular activity, especially an unwanted or unpleasant activity, is happening or might happen: The police department was a hotbed of corruption. In the 60s the city was a hotbed of crime.Unpleasant placesPlaces and locations
(Definition of hotbed noun from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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