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Example sentences for: hotbed

How can you use “hotbed” in a sentence? Here are some example sentences to help you improve your vocabulary:

Instead, I proceeded to that hotbed of mnemonics, medical school.
, which I gather he'll detail today in that hotbed of economic-policy analysis, Des Moines.
Although Usenet newsgroups--a hotbed of discussion on the topic--may be accessed by members only, the topic spawned independent forums with such titles as "The CIA-Crack Connection" and "Black Experience: CIA and LA's Drug Connection."
Sure, I find it interesting to read that some people have fun playing Boggle and touring the dorms together, but is this a good way to find an answer to a question that uses "hotbed" and "sexual abandon" in the same sentence?
News finds a vacation hotbed: Cuba.