| These glands are found in the armpits and groin area, which are, not surprisingly, hotbeds of bacteria. |
| The boardrooms of media companies are virtual hotbeds of political maneuvering, petty jealousy and back-stabbing. |
| These schools are hotbeds of creativity and high-tech innovation and breeding grounds for future Washington practitioners. |
| Universities have traditionally been hotbeds of public debate, with both students and their lecturers stirring the national conscience. |
| Chicago has been one of the hotbeds of activity for developers renovating older buildings to serve Information Age needs. |
| Montgomery County, Maryland, a fast-growing suburban area abutting Washington, D.C., was one of the hotbeds of the postwar cooperative nursery school movement. |
