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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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It was hardly surprising that Glasgow at the end of the 19th century should have been a hotbed of artistic creativity.
The area is a hotbed for skydiving, and attracts thrill seekers from around the world.
Someone named after Julius Erving who grew up in the hoops hotbed of North Carolina is bound to have roundball embedded in his genes.
But behind the make-up was a hotbed of corruption, violence, sleaze and racism that ruled the streets of Shanghai.
In the two years since the war ended, the area has become a hotbed for sexual trafficking-a problem that seems to be growing worse.
Hopefully, no unsuspecting schoolchild will be expected to read the report out loud as it is a hotbed of alliteration and tongue-twisters.

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