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Discover LudwigThe phrase "it was a hotbed" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to describe a place or situation that is characterized by a lot of activity, often of a particular kind, such as conflict, innovation, or crime.
Example: "The city became a hotbed of political activism during the election season."
Alternatives: "it was a hub" or "it was a center".
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"It was a hotbed.
It was a hotbed of militancy, I was told, and subject to constant cordon searches.
It was a hotbed of creativity because of John Cage, Merce Cunningham and Robert Rauschenberg.
To journalists stationed here during the Afghan-Soviet war of the 1980s, it was a "hotbed of spies".
But "the more I investigated," she added, "the more I realized that it was a hotbed of Surrealist activity".
He decided to move to Seattle partly because it was a hotbed of software talent and partly because it was near one of the world's biggest book warehouses.
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It was a hot August day.
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