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What does hotbed mean?

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Noun
  1. a low bed of earth covered with glass, and heated with rotting manure; used for the germination of seeds and the growth of tender plants. A hotbed works as a miniature hothouse, i.e. greenhouse.
  2. (by extension) an environment that is ideal for the growth or development of something, especially of something undesirable
  3. An iron platform in a rolling mill, on which hot bars, rails, etc., are laid to cool.
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Hopefully, no unsuspecting schoolchild will be expected to read the report out loud as it is a hotbed of alliteration and tongue-twisters.
Central Asia has also been called a potential hotbed of terrorist activity.
Such an invigorating programme will ensure that Musselburgh is a hotbed of contemporary dance.
The area is a hotbed for skydiving, and attracts thrill seekers from around the world.
Even Lincoln, despite typical undergraduate japes, is hardly a hotbed of gossip.
But behind the make-up was a hotbed of corruption, violence, sleaze and racism that ruled the streets of Shanghai.

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